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Hello! If you’re a reader or a writer, I know you’ll enjoy visiting my website. There's information here about my books, articles, screenplays, and other writing projects. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch by clicking on Contact Me at the bottom of the menu on the left.
GREAT BIG NEWS!
It is with pride and pleasure that I announce the publication of my fifth book, GOOD FRIDAYS, in August 2011. To read the first chapter, a synopsis, and several reviews, just click on Books and then Good Fridays on the menu on the left.
One of the things an author has to do in order to promote his or her book is to be able to condense the entire story into a few sentences. So from my 84,000-word manuscript, here’s what you need to know about GOOD FRIDAYS: For seven decades Emily Carmichael kept diaries about growing up in Baltimore, her career, two marriages, and the infant daughter she gave up for adoption. Now those diaries are about to change the relationship between a mother and daughter traveling from Denver to Baltimore for Emily’s funeral. Spanning fifteen hundred miles, three generations, and one life-changing secret, GOOD FRIDAYS is the story of how one person’s decision affects many.
I began writing GOOD FRIDAYS nine and a half years ago. It was exciting to research and both a joy and a challenge to spend so much time with Emily Carmichael Wells Curtis, the protagonist. Emily and I often didn’t see eye-to-eye about how her story should be told, and many times I discovered she was taking me in a direction I didn’t want the story to go. On those occasions, Emily and I parted ways temporarily. I’d work on a different book, one in which the characters were more author-friendly, and Emily would reside in a file cabinet drawer until we agreed to work together again.
Over the years, Emily and I alternated being right or wrong about our visions for GOOD FRIDAYS, and she and I are each extremely happy with the results of our long years of collaboration. The story that emerged is a respectful compromise of our love for the story. Good Fridays is already receiving good buzz from critics. Please visit my blog about the making of the novel Good Fridays.
In response to the many fans who have asked, I’m working on the fourth book in my CHESAPEAKE CONFERENCE CENTER MYSTERY SERIES. The working title of this next “Jill and Mitch” story is STOP THE CAR. I don’t want to give too much away, but I will say that in this book they take a giant step toward making their relationship permanent, plus Jill's about to take the next step in her law enforcement career. All this is going on while they’re investigating the disappearance of a close friend of Mitch’s uncle and aunt, who are attending their college reunion at the Chesapeake Conference Center. So what’s the big mystery? Well, let’s just say people, places and things are not what they appear to be.
The first three books in this mystery series (In Over My Head, Too Close For Words, and Suitable For Framing) continue receiving favorable reviews in magazines and newspapers in print and online.
If you’re not yet familiar with my Chesapeake Conference Center mystery series, you can read the first chapter and a synopsis for each book. Just click on Books on the menu on the left side of this page.
My first book, Almost Mine, is still a fan favorite and I’m considering writing a sequel about Helen and her little stepgrandson, Joey. It seems many readers want to read more about their unique relationship.
All of my books are available as ebooks (electronic books) and in print form. Click on the menu for Ordering information.
I’m staying busy with book signings and speaking engagements. Click on Itinerary on the left to see a list of the annual events I’m involved in, including the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference and the Eastern Shore Writers Association.
Since 2001, I've been on the planning committee of the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference. We're already hard at work on the next event, which is on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Chesapeake College on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This one-day conference is one of the best in the region and sells out quickly. Prior registration is required. Keep watching the website www.baytoocean.com to see how we’re developing the programs and speakers for 2012. If you have any questions contact me or info@baytoocean.com.
The Eastern Shore Writers Association is very active in the region between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean known as Maryland's Eastern Shore. See some of what we’re involved in by visiting www.easternshorewriters.org, enter the site, and click on Newsletter on the menu.