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Continuing writing my new novel- chapter 11

 11/23- Just finished chapter 11 on my new novel.  Making small changes throughout but going to have to do research and rethink a lot of it. One thing I've learned through writing groups - is it has to be true to life - it has to resonate in truth - for me, it does, anyway.   Is it believable?  Could this conceivably happen?  Could the reader relate to this?
 11/21-  Hi everyone - I just got some beautiful reviews for my first novel- "Passion Reignited" - it's such a thrill as a writer to know that my dream is finally a reality.  People who I don't know are reading my words all over the world.  If you haven't purchased a copy - please check it out on Inkitt or Wattpad - you can get a few chapters and see if you like it and if you want to purchase.  Anyway, for those of you who have purchased it & read it - I thought it'd be fun to interview my characters. For Tony:  Did you really think about Rachel for the years that you were apart?  How did you feel when you heard she had gotten married? Tony: Yes, I did think about her on and off for a while when I was backpacking through Europe.  I wanted to share the joy of opening up my own restaurant with her and ask her thoughts about the menu and the food.  But I knew there was no hope for a future for us, as her parents disowned her, and I could never be the person t

Up to Chapter 10

 11/19 - Crawling along on my new novel but I'm enjoying re-reading it and now I remember it did have a lot of depth to it like my last novel but I can increase it even more.   If you're reading this blog and you'd like to have some fun - possibly tonight or tomorrow I'll be interviewing the characters of my last novel, "Passion Reignited" and we can have some fun with that.

November 19th - Novel #2 on the horizon

 11/19 - Hi everyone.  It's been a while since I've written on here.  Covid and spending time at home with the kids has been difficult.  I have started working on my next novel and I'd like to share with you a bit about it and get some feedback.  I wrote this novel back in 2014 - I'd like this one to take place today (well, pre-covid times).  I started re-reading it and reworking it a bit - not much yet b/c honestly I remember the story and I'm pretty excited about it.  I like it a lot.  I have learned a lot as a writer since then.  I probably will write this in the first person as I did my last novel.  I'd like to ask some questions of my readers/fan base.  This female main character is guarded -she's been deeply devastated by something that happened in her childhood.  I could use some help shaping her, she's also in her 20's.   What TV character do you think of who's guarded? What type of look do you envision for her? What type of actions or th

Ending 2020

 10/25/20  - Good morning all.  This is my first attempt at writing a "writer's blog".  How's everyone doing today?   Couldn't sleep so came downstairs.  Helping some other writers and reading their work, while working on my second novel.  While 2020 might've been a terrible year in a lot of ways, for me 2020 was the year I published my first novel.  And have gotten into my writing mode, my passion.