It’s crazy to think that it’s been a whole year since I last created a blog post; sometimes the best laid plans go awry because Life just has a different idea for what we should be learning and doing in that time. One thing I’ve learned over the last few years is to just go with it; divine timing always has a way of working things out.
Category: Writing
Draft of Chapter Two: Ophelia & Asher’s Story
Upon entering her room to change, Ophelia walked to the window to take in the view of the rolling hills and trees beyond the manor. The sky was a gorgeous bright blue with a few wisps of white clouds here and there. She was dying to get out to the stables and ride.
Draft of Chapter One: Ophelia & Asher’s Story
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England September 1893 Wiggs, the usually calm and stately butler, came running down the steps to meet Asher as he rode up to Woodclyffe Manor. “Welcome home Master Asher! I beg your pardon, Lord Wyndclyffe,” he bowed low, showing Asher Hammersleigh, the new Earl of Wyndclyffe, his due respect.
Ugghh… another hiatus
It’s been almost a year since I have had the urge to write. It feels like a million months have passed since my imagination created something worth putting to paper (or on the screen of my laptop as the case may be). Last spring and summer I was on a roll, having written almost half… Continue reading Ugghh… another hiatus
Plot Holes & Serendipitous Research
As I was about eight or so chapters into Asher and Ophelia’s story this weekend, I suddenly discovered that I had gotten so carried away that I’d written myself into a huge plot hole. Oops! As a brief background to my dilemma, it’s important to know that Asher & Ophelia’s story takes place at three… Continue reading Plot Holes & Serendipitous Research
A New Year, A New Decade
The funny thing about time is that it's constant; it continues on and before you know it another day, week, month, or even a year has gone by. And then you're left wondering what the heck just happened? Tonight we celebrate as a New Year and a new decade begin. For me, it's a time… Continue reading A New Year, A New Decade
A Legacy of Love
On my way into the office the other morning, I was reflecting on my family's past and how it compares to my lifelong crazy love affair with the Gilded Age. I have always been fascinated with the era and as a young girl, I longed to be a part of those grand families, to live… Continue reading A Legacy of Love
Rising from Winter’s Sleep
I think I was a bear or another similar animal in a past life, because Winter has always caused me to slow down and go into deep introspection. I hibernate every year as much as I can: I don't really socialize and most of my evenings are spent going to bed early. My days during… Continue reading Rising from Winter’s Sleep
Percolating Ideas
Reading and writing are my passions and my escapes. Catch me at home on any weekend afternoon when the housework is done, or on a weeknight when my boys are abed, and I will either be curled up on my couch with a book (kitties on my lap of course!) or tap tap tapping away on my… Continue reading Percolating Ideas
The Beginning
When I decided to pursue my dream of melding Hudson River history and fictional romance, I never realized how overwhelming it was to put myself "out there" to my future fans. Writing for me has always been second nature, but when I started to think about creating a full length novel, I have to admit that it… Continue reading The Beginning
