My publisher has started assigning me tasks, as they prepare my new novel for launch. Today’s task is to ask people if they would like to receive an advance copy of my manuscript to read and REVIEW. (If writing a book review sounds daunting, don’t worry ~ reader reviews can be as short as one […]
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With such a lot going on in the last half year: a shift in US political structure marked by Trump’s inauguration to a second term, culture wars and global wars, an uncertain economy, plane crashes, escalating climate change, LA burning, and well . . just the holidays, I haven’t felt much like putting myself out
What’s the connection between salmon and pesticides? It’s the water. Early on in my novel writing journey, an editor I met at the Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference sent my manuscript back to me with the comment, “You have a tight little thriller here, if only you’d cut out the romance, the pesticide story, and that