Blue Moon – Is it ever too late for love?
I wrote the short story Blue Moon from prompts given by the Romantic Friday Writers. I continued the story over three (or was it even more?) of the themes given out each week. I based it closely on my feelings for my first love and how I’ve dreamed that he would come back to me someday. This week I got a one star review of it! That hurt a lot. But hey, I’m a professional, I can take it. I’m curious, though. What do you think? Do you agree? Read the story and let me know what you think (even better, post a review on Amazon, whether you like it, hate it, love it, don’t care!) Get it free on Kindle here, or keep reading… Blue Moon by Ruth Madison Copyright 2012 by Ruth Madison *** “You’ll never guess who’s back in town.” Cindy bounced...
Read MoreInspector Lewis
Last week I mentioned a new show that was doing disability right. Today I have to report a show doing it badly. At least it’s only one episode. My father discovered a detective show on Masterpiece Mystery that he really likes. It’s called Inspector Lewis. We watched the first episode together on Netflix and quickly found that one of the suspects in the first mystery is a paraplegic. The younger detective specifically says that this man is “paralysed from the waist down” (to use the British spelling, since it takes place at Oxford!) Yet this character is using a power wheelchair and has a personal care assistant. What?! Are they serious? He’s also the most vile, bitter, horrible, cruel character I’ve seen in a long time. Of...
Read MoreMonday Book Review: They Call Me Sunshine
I’m not even going to provide a buy link to this book. No one should buy it. Ever. This is the worst that self-publishing has to offer. I know the company this author published with and they likely charged her a lot of money to slap her book up on the web. And if she were smart, she’d take it down and learn to write in a way that isn’t highly offensive. The subtitle of this book is “Inside the mind of a quadriplegic” yet it seems very clear to me that this woman has never met a quadriplegic. She knows nothing about it. Her descriptions of it are unrealistic to the point of absurdity. This character is supposedly not able to speak at all and yet he also isn’t on a ventilator. I’m getting ahead of myself, though. Let me...
Read MoreFriday Excerpt: Actually, whole story
I thought I’d keep myself accountable by adding updates on what writing I’ve accomplished during the week when I do my excerpt! So, what have I been working on? Well, my debut novel (W)hole and its sequel Breath(e) are being re-released with professional proofing and new covers in October and I’m adding new material to (W)hole, so it will be a second edition. I need to get the new stuff done so I can get it to my proofreader for it to be out on time for October 10th! I’m also editing last year’s National Novel Writing Month novel, which I think you guys are going to really love. I call it science-fiction, but it’s actually very light sci-fi, just parallel universes. And so it has some very large obstacles keeping the lovers...
Read MoreDownton Abbey
After hearing so much about this show, I looked it up on Netflix streaming and watched the first episode. I was amazed by how quickly I was sucked into the show. The stories are so interesting and there are tons of characters who each have their own needs and desires. Even my boyfriend couldn’t resist the intrigue. One of the characters is the new valet for the lord of the estate and he walks with a cane. The character was excellently done. His name is Bates and from the moment he arrives, nearly everyone is wondering whether he can really do this job or not. He tries to assure people he can, but there continues to be uncertainty about his abilities. A few episodes in he tries to get a brace that is supposed to correct his limp, but it digs screws into his...
Read MoreProgress Trackers
At proofreaders; available for pre-order
What Is Meant To Be
Second draft
Homework & Homicide (working title)
Second Draft
Book Montage
RFW winner October 7, 2011
