Monthly archive for ‘ August, 2009 ’

Learning Lots, Loving Life

31st August 2009 | 0 Comments

After attending Killer Nashville I came back to St. Louis charged and ready to go. I was going to dive right into my book and clean it up. Unfortunately my life got in the way and I had other priorities to deal with. Two weeks later here we are, still not any further. I did [...]


Plot Your Plot!

17th August 2009 | 1 Comment

I went to Killer Nashville this past weekend and learned the coolest tool for writing. We were taking a seminar dissecting what makes a good story. What it needs, ups and downs, story lines etc… The suggestion was to rate each book scene between 1 and 10. One being no tension in the scene and ten [...]


Follow Your Dream

10th August 2009 | 0 Comments

This past weekend my eleven-year-old son, Bailey, filmed a short video called “Camp Spirit Ridge”. The video is being pitched to Nickelodeon. I’m sure they will love it. It’s about kids getting back to nature and the simple pleasures of life. What is so interesting about this event was the author of the script, Nicole. [...]


Killer Nashville August 14-16 2009

4th August 2009 | 0 Comments

Hey everyone, I haven’t posted in six days. I have been so busy trying to get my manuscript complete before we go to Killer Nashville. What better blog then to discuss the conference.  Website:  http://www.killernashville.com/ J.A. Jance is the guest speaker, she has written a slue of crime novels, including the J. P. Beaumont Series, Joanna [...]