Tag: excerpts
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The Firstborn’s Hero: Lord Haughton
Writing heroes is always fun. I never set out with a perfectly formed character in mind. I usually have a scene, or even a scene-let, with a few lines of dialog, maybe a bit of action, and that’s it. But it gives me enough of a springboard that I can start building a story around…
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Snippet Sunday – January 8, 2017: Onward and Outward
It’s now officially one week into the new year. Am I already exhausted? Indeed. Can I believe that it’s January and the days are already getting longer and people are counting down to spring? Very much so. Today’s snippet is from the same story as last week, A Hollow Lady, and picks up just a…
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A Thief and a Lady: Chapter One, Part One
It’s the start of a new year, and so here I am, beginning something new on my blog. The new thing? A story to share with you, in its entirety, bit by bit. Like the serials of old, I’ll be posting a segment every week until it’s finished. The story? I’ve given it the working…
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Snippet Sunday – January 1, 2017: A New Year Awaits!
It’s a new year! Out with the old and in with the new, as they say. But I’m here chugging along on a few older stories, hoping to see them all finished off in the months ahead. Today is my first dive into Snippet Sunday brought to you by the Weekend Writing Warriors, and I bring…
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The Crimson Gown – Chapter Three
It’s the day after Thanksgiving! Though we’re not having our dinner until tomorrow because of wonky work schedules, so my day will be full of baking and eating and baking and last-minute grocery shopping. Also, I want to bring you the last preview of The Crimson Gown, Chapter Three in all its entirety. (If you…
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Another Day, Another Chapter
Today is my book’s birthday! *insert triumphant cheers and happy dances* The Crimson Gown has been set loose today, which is all sorts of thrilling and frightening and so on. This one was a bit more under the radar, because something I’ve discovered the more I write and the more kids I have is that…
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The Crimson Gown – Chapter One
Today, it is my birthday. On Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the US, and then we’re about a month away from Christmas. The family and I are finally shaking off the last of a nagging, lingering cough/cold that decided it would be great for me to sound like a squeaky-voiced teenager for about two weeks.…