Savannah, the romantic heroine of Dragonflies at Night, has a very special relationship with her mother’s sister Suzanna (aka Auntie Zan) who took her in when Savannahās parents died. This is an image I found online of what I imagine Auntie Zan looks like.
Later in the novel, thereās a sweet scene where Kline, a good friend of our hero Ben, introduces Savannah to his little girl, Carly. Continue reading →
Iāve always been fascinated with the idea of ācelebrity,ā from my very first crush in the 60ās on Bobby Sherman, to my current favoriteāJosh Groban.
One time, in my thirties, I was waiting for someone at Logan Airport in Boston when I caught sight of Michael J. Fox being escorted through the terminal by his entourage. Continue reading →
Deirdre Rose Adams is the late mother of our heroine, Savannah Rose Adams, in my upcoming novel, Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story (landing 9/22/20).
Please note that Deirdre Roseā and all of my charactersāare entirely fictional, created by my imagination and a hefty dose of magic from my creative muses. Continue reading →
Ben Shepherd is the thirty-something uber-talented, generous, and loving yet lonely hero of my novel Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story (landing 9/22/20).
Please note that Ben is entirely fictional, created by my imagination and hefty dose of magic from my Creative Muses. I know that he isn’t real (!) Continue reading →
Savannah Rose Adams is the wounded yet brightly positive heroine of my novel, Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story (landing 9/22/20).
Please note that Savannah is entirely fictional, created by my imagination and hefty dose of magic from my creative muses. I know that she isn’t real (!) Continue reading →
That’s right! 52 years ago I wrote my very first novel, called “The Cat Colony.” Jiminy! When I say it like that, (52 years ago, gees!), I feel really old. But I digress.
It started out as a 6th grade assignment from my English teacher, Mr. Ballentine. Write a short story. Continue reading →
I have loved books and reading, and anything to do with books and reading, since I was a little girl.Ā In fact, my mother loved to tell the story of how, when I was 5 years old, she began reading me The Wizard of Oz, a few chapters at a time. Continue reading →
One of my favorite things to do when I’m getting a book ready for publication is to write the dedication.Ā I kindof think of the dedication as a little stream of love and gratitude heading out into the world towards whoever/whatever inspired me.
But I also love reading the dedication page whenever I begin reading something new. Continue reading →
Yes, indeed!
This week (among other things!) I’ve been working with Carol Coogan, my illustrious and very talented book designer, on the interior layout for the 9/22/20 release of my women’s novel, Dragonflies at Night.
Below you will see some screenshots of a few of the layout pages.Ā Notice that I had Carol insert some little dragonfly icons in different places! Continue reading →
All my life I’ve been reading, reading, reading… but never paying any attention to a book’s interior design. Have you? Probably not!
This week my main focus has been on the interior book layout for Dragonflies at Night: More Than a Love Story. I sent Carol Coogan, my fabulous book designer, my manuscript as an MS Word doc, and she is using a program called InDesign to lay out the book in an orderly, yet elegant fashion. Continue reading →