Considering our purpose is to worship and glorify God, it’s no surprise to me how much music impacts my writing. With each novel I write, I usually have a song or mix of songs I listen to as I write. Now, I know a lot of writers who can’t listen to music while they write, but there’s a certain level of music that becomes like ‘white noise’ to me and my characters. Kutless manages this beautifully nearly every album. For my latest WIP, a military thriller series, I’ve had to push the envelope as far as I what I normally listen to. Max, the main character is a hard-edged, angry former Navy SEAL. While my favorite band is Kutless (you …
Wowie-Kazowie, I did it!!
OH YEAH, BABY!!!!! Yep, just a little bragging while I have a minute to breathe. Around the 6th of this month, I committed to my awesome agent that I’d have a complete rewrite of my romantic suspense done by the end of the month. Despite a computer crash, a bout with heat sickness, and enrolling my kids in school (we’ve been homeschooling), I made it. Last night (okay, early early this morning) at midnight-thirty, I penned the epilogue. SIXTY-THOUSAND WORDS IN FOURTEEN DAYS. SIGH. I am proud of myself. SIGH. That felt so good.Of course, two of my CPs and I are lovingly arguing over this epilogue. I find it a tad cheesy, but one pointed out to me that …
Midnight Zone’s Slideshow
Okay, so I got jealous *grin* of seeing everyone’s blurb for their books. LOL And granted, mine’s not even contracted yet. But I just couldn’t resist designing this. Waddya think???
I’m losing my mind…
Well, not literally, but the other day, I was chatting witha friend on IM. And I changed my avatar to a diver with a shark swimming by. I told her the scene reminded me of Dead Reckoning. And she said, “and Midnight Zone.” Immediately, I was like–Oh, remember when Declan was diving and he got nudged by the shark that sliced his rebreather, which is how Declan got that scar.” I was nearly giddy reliving that moment. How he fought for his life and ended up being saved when Joselyn had to crack his dive helmet off with an oxygen bottle… Sigh. That part isn’t in the book. It’s the backstory. And Declan isn’t real, although I retold the event …