Incommunicado (maybe I should finish with an ‘a’ since I am female). Anyway, will rarely post this week, or next. Crunch time on novel #2, The Book of Hours. Will be like Hemingway said…sitting down at a typewriter (computer, now, thank you very much) and bleed. Well, at least some of my characters will. Need … Read more
I want to personally thank all the wonderful people who have recently liked my page up. For those of you who are new to my writing, my first novel, The Coin, is set in the French Riviera, where I lived for five very wonderful years.I lived in a converted attached barn behind the owner’s home. … Read more
Leaving Reviews for Indie Authors Blog Post http://authorssmith.com/2014/06/13/leaving-reviews-for-indie-authors/?utm_content=buffer48edc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
I don’t know if other authors do this, but, as I’m writing, I always create a file for my WIP titled “Scraps of Novel.” I started with 3 pages for my second novel, The Book of Hours. As of today, I’m up to 18 pages. This goes to show you I am similar to dogs–we don’t … Read more
Yes! 5.0 out of 5 stars An action-packed thrill ride!, June 10, 2014 By Anita Marie Mumm – See all my reviews This review is from: The Coin (Kindle Edition) This book is a thrilling read. I was impressed with the way the author kept the pages turning and the tension high, both in the love story between Gabriela and … Read more
The Spanish author, Juan Ramón Jimenez once wrote (and Ray Bradbury used it as his opening quote in Fahrenheit 451) – “If you are given ruled paper, write the other way.” Well, in the latest chapter of The Book of Hours, I’ve been giving my characters ruled paper and they don’t like it. They have … Read more
We lost another great writer this week. Maya Angelou – R.I.P. “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” Maya Angelou
For those who are writers, interesting topic about authors and genres. http://joannegphillips.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/should-authors-stick-to-one-genre-an-interview-with-linda-gillard/
Remember all those who have died in order that we remain free. These men showed what Chesterton said very succinctly: “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.”Let’s pray for all those who have done this and paid with their lives … Read more
I am very, very saddened. I just heard that Mary Stewart, the author who inspired me to write romantic thrillers in exotic locations, passed away. She was an incredible writer. I was hooked the moment I read her first novel, Madam Will You Talk? Her Merlin trilogy is also one of the best. She was … Read more
