Today I welcome YA suspense author Jill Hedgecock to my blog. The third and final installment in Jill’s Shadow the Doberman Series, In Shadow’s Reflection, released last November. This standalone sequel continues the trials of orphaned teen Sarah Whitman and her ghost-seeing Doberman, Shadow. An earthquake releases the psychopathic Dr. Griffin from jail, thrusting Sarah […]
Category: General
Pantser or Plotter?
Pantser or plotter? This common question among authors reveals their dominant writing process. A “pantser”, as in “flying by the seat of your pants,” is someone who lets the story evolve organically as they write with little advance planning. In contrast, a “plotter” has a plan mapped and outlined from the start.By temperament, I’m more […]
My Long and Winding Road to Publication
My debut novel, Bedlam Bewitched, is coming out later this year. To reach this milestone, I took a twisty writing journey full of obstacles, starts, and stops.I conceived of this novel more than a decade and a half ago, and completed my first draft back in 2008. Over the next year, I workshopped and revised […]
A Few of My Favorite Things
When I was a child, I would have told you that I wanted to be an artist when I grew up. Although I didn’t end up pursuing art as a career, it was always somewhere in the mix. While studying computer science at Union College, a liberal arts and engineering school in upstate New York, […]
Favorite Fantasy Reads
The following are a few of my favorite fantasy reads: • The Hobbit (and The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. TolkienMy long-time favorite and the one that started it all for me • Which Witch? by Eva IbbotsonA fun tale about a good witch trying so hard to be bad • The Thirteen Clocks […]