I love this saying. It seems to mean any time you feel yourself getting pulling into some mayhem not of your own making, remind yourself to step away. But, I ask you, what happens when it IS your circus and the monkeys ARE yours? You must step in. The circus I'm referring to at the moment is my WIP and the monkeys are the POV and tense. Which sounds like tents. Which goes with circus and … [Read more...] about 4 Tips for Changing POV and Tense in your WIP
Goodreads Giveaway for Left to Chance
Here we are, seven months from publication and St. Martin's Press surprised me with a mega-giveaway on Goodreads! The link is below! A very few people have read it so far, and it's been their favorite of my three novels. That's when I tell them, it's my favorite too. But I don't remember if I felt that way with The Good Neighbor, so I'm just going to go with the thought that books are like … [Read more...] about Goodreads Giveaway for Left to Chance
Author Interview: Orly Konig Turns Her Love of Horses Into A Heartfelt Debut Novel
Nothing gives me more pleasure than introducing my friends on this blog. I met Orly Konig years ago when we were part of a writer's group that no longer exists -- but that evolved into the Women's Fiction Writers Association with Orly at its helm. What fascinates me with novels is how authors take a tidbit from their own life and blow it up on the page into something completely different, new, … [Read more...] about Author Interview: Orly Konig Turns Her Love of Horses Into A Heartfelt Debut Novel
What’s in the Box? (Hint: ARCs of Left to Chance!)
The final corrections/changes for Left to Chance have gone off to my editor at St. Martin's Press. When I read through the pages, I was reunited with Teddi and the cast of characters I'd left behind, and I was relieved to find out -- I still loved them! Left to Chance has been called a "heart healing" story and in such a tumultuous time in our country, who couldn't use that, right? To be … [Read more...] about What’s in the Box? (Hint: ARCs of Left to Chance!)