Monday Book Review: Daredevil’s Run
Daredevil’s Run (Silhouette Romantic Suspense) by Kathleen Creighton Review… Summary: Former partners and lovers who ran an adventure business together (offering rock climbing lessons and white water rafting tours), have not seen each other in five years. Not since Matt was paralyzed in a freak climbing accident. Alex tried to stick by him at the time, but Matt wasn’t able to deal with maintaining their relationship while adjusting to his new disability. Now he’s back to try to make up for his earlier behavior, but someone else has another agenda. The Good: The suspense/intrigue part is light, but it’s just enough to give the hero and heroine something to worry about. I like that the driving force of the plot is not them being...
Read MoreFriday Excerpt: A new subplot
After having a lot of trouble getting any fiction writing done for the last several weeks, I’m finally back on track and working hard on a draft of Be(Longing). This small segment is part of a subplot that I think I’m going to put in. Gives Dylan more reason to work hard at achieving his dreams as a musician. Word Count: 300 ### Sandra swallowed and pursed her lips. “Yes,” she said after a moment. “But you have to understand. I’m barely surviving. We haven’t seen Dale in years. He left me with a handicapped child, working two jobs.” She gestured at Dylan, who sat slightly behind her, his hands in his lap. He didn’t say anything. He didn’t need to. By this time, he knew his part. This was not the first time his mother had used him to try to get...
Read MoreUs v.s. Them
This post is part of the Blogging Against Disablism Day (BADD) hosted by Diary of a Goldfish. Find more posts here and follow tweets @BADDtweets Treading into the land of disability is a dangerous proposition. You’ll encounter many unexpected things. From the outside I think people expect that disability is one experience, one thing, and that every disabled person loves every other disabled person, that the experience of disability has brought them together in a shared experience. To me the strangest thing about getting involved in disability rights is the sharp lines that I see drawn. I’m a very hippy, new-age, live and let live, we are all equal kind of person. That’s the filter through which I see the world. Now, I’m well aware that...
Read MoreFriday Excerpt: (W)hole
You know, I don’t think I’ve done an excerpt from my first novel, the book that started it all. As with many writers, this is not actually the first novel I wrote, but it is the first I published. This book sets the tone in a lot of ways for the direction my career is going. I felt that before I could start writing confidently about the “wounded” heroes that I love so much, I needed to express where that love came from. This book is very close to my heart, since it is the one most closely based on my life (other than the non-fiction True Tales about my real life dates). What I like to say is that nothing in (W)hole actually happened, but the emotions are all completely true. The thoughts and feelings that Elizabeth experiences are mine....
Read MoreMy Birthday!
Today is my 30th birthday and to celebrate, I did an interview at a Book Review site! I hope you’ll check it out. This was quite a long interview with very interesting questions. I had a good time with it....
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
