The Allure of Neo Noir – move over bad guys, the bad-ass ladies are here!
Did someone say juicy plots, moral ambiguity, and complex characters? I’m in! And in the immortal words of Lizzo, It’s About Damn Time! My long-awaited third novel dips a scarlet-painted toe into the fascinating genre of neo-noir and I’m getting all the feels! The question ...
Developing characters that light up the pages
Why do actors ask, “What’s my motivation?” IT’S ALL ABOUT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Character development is a crucial aspect of any story or narrative. It refers to the process by which a character grows and changes throughout the course of the story. Well-developed characters can make a story more engaging, and ...
Blood Lust – A sassy vampire tale
BLOOD LUST This is a fun story I wrote for a contest. Who doesn’t love a sassy vampire tale? Enjoy! *** Frank Rooney had been the manager of the Shop & Save for thirty-eight years, and he wasn’t retiring anytime soon. He didn’t need to. He’d been in the town of Cartage for ...
Cool Things. Volume #1
Cool Things – Inaugural edition. For the past few weeks, I’ve been brainstorming for a blog series. My interests and inspirations are varied – like my writing – so it was crucial to craft a theme with enough depth and breadth to support years of posts. Enter…Cool Things! Writing has heightened all my senses and ...
The agony and the ecstasy
The agony and the ecstasy: the birth of a novel. Since starting to write, I’ve had countless people tell me: “I’ve always wanted to write a book.” If this is you, you’re in the right place. Read this post before you start! Writing is neither glamorous or social. Yes, there are prizes and bestseller lists, ...
Writer Crushes – Bret Easton Ellis
It’s not often, and really, perhaps never, that a book, even on multiple re-reads, makes me feel slutty. ButThe Rules of Attraction (TROA hereinafter) written by Bret Easton Ellis, is all about sex – messy, random, wanton sex – and is so visceral it makes me want to move to New Hampshire and sleep ...
To prologue or not to prologue
William Goldman, Academy Award winning screenwriter, famously said “Nobody knows Anything” when he referenced Hollywood and how random success can be in the movie industry despite projects with bankable writers, A-list stars and inflated marketing budgets. In other words, it’s impossible to pinpoint a specific “it” formula that guarantees success. Part of this has to ...