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I mentioned my fellow writer and 2009 Deb L.K. Madigan last month, because we were doing a giveaway to support her books in light of her sudden illness. Yesterday, we got the very sad and difficult to accept news that … Continue reading
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Florida was amazing! I returned to the cold and snow late Monday night, and I miss it and the people there very much. Wednesday and Thursday nights, I did my presentations along with ghost storyteller Monica Ladd and the Gold … Continue reading
The blog is going to be a little quiet for the next week or so, because I will not be here. Where am I going? Here’s a clue: I’m leaving tomorrow for Florida! Woohoo! Just what a north-dweller needs in … Continue reading
I wanted to share a kissing scene from one of my books for Valentine’s day, but I found myself with a dilemma. There is no romance in Give Up the Ghost. And to reveal any kisses from The Way We … Continue reading
The first song on Give Up the Ghost‘s unofficial soundtrack to have an actual music video! I’ve always found Natalie Imbruglia’s “Smoke” to be a haunting song, a mood which suits a book about ghosts don’t you think? Listening to … Continue reading
I’ve been re-reading Watership Down this week, because it resonates somewhat with my current project, which isn’t something I do a whole lot. Re-read that is. There are so many new books I want to check out that it’s hard … Continue reading
What is the hardest part of the writing process for you? I know this without even thinking it over: Beginning. In a couple of different ways. On the small scale, the first few chapters of any book are the ones … Continue reading
I planned on giving this book a shout-out at some point or another, but now seems like a particularly good time, as I just had the pleasure of listening to its author, E. Lockhart, share her wisdom about writing and … Continue reading
I just finished one of the many responsibilities authors have that aren’t writing: copyedits. Specifically, copyedits on The Way We Fall. Copyedits is a sort of mysterious step in the publishing process that occurs between the author finishing revisions with … Continue reading
The next song on the unofficial soundtrack for Give Up the Ghost is the first of two R.E.M. songs, both of which are from their album Out of Time. Here’s “Texarkana”: To me this is a Tim song. Tim desperately … Continue reading