(Episode 4 is available now on Amazon, Nook and Kobo!) First off, of the 10 covers, this is one of my favorites. That wash of green Kalen did, is so weird and wonderful. I love Joe’s face in shadow like that too. In covers, you are supposed to evoke mood …
Episode 3 is available right now (Amazon, Nook, Kindle)! If you haven’t read Episode 3, well, as the saying goes: SPOILER ALERT In A Shattered Silence, Julie Morgan visits Joseph Santone’s work site for his planned Riverwood Lodge. In the 1920s, Julia Morgan was actively running a thriving architectural firm …
Joe’s name was always Joe. I have no one this is based on or even a source. This is highly unusual for me and the way I name characters. The name Joseph works for me because it has easily recognizable forms I can use to evoke mood/tone. For example, Mama …
(Episode 3 is available on Amazon, Nook and Kobo!) The Roaring Redwoods is my first historical fiction effort. And I don’t think I could have done it without the internet. Last night, I boggled to think of how writers did all this before the World Wide Web. I have done …
Episode 3 is available (Amazon, Kobo and Nook)! In A Shattered Silence, episode 3 of The Roaring Redwoods, a flood changes the course of the hotel and the characters’ relationships. Flooding was a huge issue in Santa Cruz for decades before the levees were built along the San Lorenzo River. …
Helen is my heroine in The Roaring Redwoods. I tried to change her name a few times, but just kept coming back to Helen. I love the soft sounds of it. I love the old fashioned names that still hit the ear in a lovely way. Bertha doesn’t do it. …