“…three in the morning, when you’re stone cold sober and standing in a dingy Queens alley over a body that’s only a few hours dead…. Yeah, not the time to appreciate dick jokes.”
Submitted without Context… Read More »
For those who’ve read the earlier Gin & Tonic books, I’m pleased to say that Agent Asuri is back. And she and Ginny are just as much fun to write in-conversation as ever. “I know that you would not interfere with a police investigation. And I know that you have at least enough sense to
*buffs nails, smirks* Read More »
For those who might be interested… In an earlier post, I outlined the predicted structure of SILVER ON THE ROAD, as follows: Part 1: Flood Part 2: The Road Part 3: A Magician Part 4: Bones and Stone Part 5: Silver on the Road Part 6: Spanish Flu Part 7: The Dust Roads As of
Reordering The Actions Read More »
I’ve created the Damage Board (where I sort out how much worse the characters are at the end than they were at the beginning). I’ve determined the subplot for the next book. I’ve figured out who lives and who dies. I have Draft 0 of SILVER ON THE ROAD (The Devil’s West #1) Now –
“They’re fools, young rider. You know what happens to fools, here.†Read More »
“Perhaps indeed I was, and perhaps I wasn’t and what’s dead to the wind and bones?†He spoke lightly, but there was a deepness to it that Izzy felt, the way she thought she’d feel loneliness or sorrow, an ache that stretched from her mouth to her ribs, a twisting line of darkness, hard and
A snippet! A snippet for the hounds! Read More »
As I started last week:  every Tuesday I’ll take a small chunk of something I’m working on – fantasy, mystery, mainstream, whatever… and post it.  No titles, no other info, utterly random. Y’all can give feedback or not, as you wish.  Or even try to guess what it’s from, if you’re so inclined.  There may or
Tease Tuesday for September 3 Read More »
So I’m going to try something new, and we’ll see how this goes: every Tuesday I’ll take a small chunk of something I’m working on – fantasy, mystery, mainstream, whatever… and post it. Â No titles, no other info, utterly random. Y’all can give feedback or not, as you wish. Â Or even try to guess what
From the fantasy WiP draft, in which our heroine has an encounter with a Jenny Greenteeth, a river sprite, and we have a moment of levity before the storm breaks…. ————- “Relax, human,†the river spirit said, still grinning. “I’m no brownie-man, to begrudge you your place in the court. She uses us as she
Something Not Mysterious… Read More »
Mood index: yeah. still in the 90’s. matociquala has so decreed it. The idea here is that we post the first lines of unfinished stories, on the theory that we might then be inspired to finish a few. (If this works, yay. If not… no harm no foul. If nothing else, it shakes some dust
Return of the First Line meme Read More »