Writing

  • Baker’s Dozen, a Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World story, is now available on Kindle! Baker’s Dozen is the story of Vivian Flynn, who in 1958 planned to hold a cascading bouquet of daisies when she walked down the aisle. Then tragedy struck. Nearly six decades later, she’s sitting in Mary O’Reilly Alden’s office seeking assistance…

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  • I might be for Independence

    I love the play on the letter/word “I”. Me, myself, and I are definitely for independence, but when it comes to this entry in The Writer’s Alphabet, I is for Identity. and Issues.

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  • H is for

    H is for

    Continuing The Writer’s Alphabet:   Yes, writers are committed. Or they should be.

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  • Want to be a writer?

    Want to be a writer? Then write.                                   Please note: When it comes to writing, THERE ARE NO RULES. Only style. And consistency.* That is all. *Inconsistency is not a style.

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  • We’re just cruising through The Writer’s Alphabet now! Writers may not always start out this way, there are definitely steps of acceptance for critique, but eventually we get there and our work is better for it. Our future readers thank you, too.

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  • But let’s go with F is for… Catch up with The Writer’s Alphabet here.

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  • E is for Edit

    Every. Single. Time.

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  • SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 11

    Two weeks from TODAY! Printer’s Row Lit Fest in Chicago The fest runs Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, BUT I will be there selling and signing copies of Pocket Money on Sunday afternoon, so that’s when you should come. 🙂 I don’t have print copies of Kinder Garden, a Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World…

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  • FREE EBOOK!*

    FREE EBOOK!*

    In honor of today’s date, May 22, I’m offering my debut novel, Pocket Money, for free. (*this offer has expired) Click here to go to the Amazon page for your free download. What happened on May 22, 1982 that continues to haunt our character 10 years later? The entire novel takes place on one day,…

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  • Kindle Worlds: A Guest Blog

    I recently published a novella titled, Kinder Garden, through the Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries World. My friend and fellow author, Christine Cacciatore, encouraged me to submit. She was one of the six original authors that launched the Mary O’Reilly Kindle World, just one of many worlds you can write in–including Wayward Pines, The Vampire Diaries,…

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