It’s First Wednesday so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post. December 4 question – Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader? A cliffhanger is defined as an unanswered question at the end of a story or book.…
This is a new Inspector Gamache novel by Louise Penny. In the novel, the inspector gets wind of a mysterious possible threat to the drinking water of Montreal. Is it even a real threat or just a wild goose chase? I love Inspector Gamache and his team, so I’m enjoying the book as well. It’s…
This is one of Nora Roberts’ paranormal romance thriller trilogies (she has a lot of them). In this series, a young woman inherits a mysterious Maine mansion from an uncle she never knew she had. When she arrives, she discovers it’s haunted by the ghosts of seven “lost brides” who were murdered by an evil…
It’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! October 2 question – Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What’s your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine. I don’t read or watch horror stories—my imagination is way too vivid for…
I’ll be headed for Columbia, SC this Friday for the South Carolina Writers Association Storyfest Conference. Friday will be “Masterclass” Day, with extra material from some of the guest speakers (costs extra, as well). I’ll also have a manuscript critique with an agent, which is always fun. Saturday will be filled with classes and networking.…
Matt Haig (of The Midnight Library fame) has a new one out. Retired maths teacher Grace Winters is left a cottage on a Spanish island by a former colleague. Grace cannot imagine why her former friend would do such a thing, but with her life at a dead end, she flies to Ibiza with a…
This is the first in a new series by Renee Jagger and Michael Anderle. The book is about a dwarf named Val Stonehold who is hired to be the bodyguard for the princess. Her trouble is, she needs to learn about the world outside the Iron Hills to be effective as that bodyguard. I’ve just…
It’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! This one’s about your English class… September 4 question – Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Sometimes I miss the old school days…nothing to…
This is billed as “A Crystals and CuriosiTEAS Mystery” so you know there’s New Age stuff in there somewhere. A gemologist moves from her New Mexico home to the small coastal town she grew up in. She has inherited a tea and psychic shop — and maybe attracted the attention of a killer. I just…
This is an anthology of science-fiction/fantasy stories by authors like Jim Butcher and Kelley Armstrong. They’re a little darker than what I usually read, but well written.