Starting May 27th, I’ll be heading out on the information superhighway to promote Quiet on the Set! I’m super-excited, and a little nervous, but I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. The stops haven’t been announced yet, but I’m looking forward to meeting some new bloggers and readers! I’ve signed up to […]
And the Winner Is… New Title and Cover Reveal!
Wow, it seems like it’s taken me ages to get this far! But, I’ve settled on three key components for the upcoming release of my book! Just a quick update: so far, I still have every intention of releasing the book on the 19th of March, BUT, it won’t be official until I list my […]
My Research Method – Don’t Judge Me
Some of the main places I seek inspiration and do “research” for my stories is from other books, films, and television shows who have covered similar topics to what I am writing about. With my current edit-in-progress, one of my main sources of inspiration was the HBO show Entourage, as well as any other shows […]
Where Does My Inspiration Come From? A Sci-Fi Special
My Nano story is going to be giving a lot of thanks this year! It has drawn from a lot of different sources of inspiration, including Firefly, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The X Files, Numb3rs, and of course, as all space sci-fi stories inevitably do, Star Wars. One of my main characters is loosely […]
Why My Characters Don’t Live in Colorado
Setting was never a difficult choice for me. I have always loved New York, and it made sense for many of my young, upwardly mobile characters to live in “the city where dreams come true.” Clichéd as it may be, I always liked that idea. Colorado Dreamer However, I also like the idea of a […]
Week 1 NaNoWriMo Update: Progress!
The first week is over, but, I am kicking some serious novel-writing butt so far! I was so afraid that I wasn’t going to be able to find time this year with everything else I had going on, that I think I overcompensated. It did help that Thursday night’s TV line-up was limited to just […]
All About The Setting
Most of my stories take place in big cities, LA, New York, sometimes Chicago or Miami. But the star is the Big Apple, where the majorities of the stories I’ve written (and probably have yet to write) take place. One of the reasons I like to use New York instead of a town I’m more […]