Despite the weather, summer is coming fast. So for this week’s Sample Sunday, here’s an excerpt from my hot summer novel, One Shade of Red. This one introduces the reader to the hero’s long-time girlfriend, the girl next door: Kristen. Image: Angry Girlfriend by jasonippolitoLicensed under Creative Commons Argument with Kristen “Well, look who’s […]
It’s the long weekend, the beginning of the summer season for many in the northern hemisphere. Some of us start to dream of the luxurious, lazy season ahead, lying by the pool … any pool … because most of us don’t have a pool … In reality, the weekend for most of us means cleaning […]
Image: Creative Commons I have learned a few things in the year since I published my first novel, The Bones of the Earth — even some things about publishing books. I tried to apply them when publishing my second book, One Shade of Red. I’ve known the importance of promotion and advertising any […]
Image: Wikipedia Commons Today’s Six Sunday Sample is another from my National Novel Writing Month work-in-progress, One Shade of Red, a parody of (you guessed it!) Fifty Shades of Grey. This excerpt comes from what’s shaping up to be Chapter 7: The Dinner Date. It takes place in a high-end restaurant in downtown Toronto. The […]