Why is it that when you want your writing to go fast, since you are almost done with a novel, it just doesn’t and goes painfully SLOW????Well, will have to take my mother’s axiom to heart: vísteme despacio que estoy de prisa (dress me slowly because I’m in a hurry).
I posted three short stories I wrote on my website. If you would like to see my narrative style, please visit mariaelenawrites.com .Who can tell me which story has O’Henry-esque elements?
Will be reading from The Coin at this event. Come join me, and other authors, there. The Coin will be available for purchase at site and I will be signing the novels as well. Reading Romance Expo August 2 at 10:00am W.T. Bland Public Library in Mount Dora, Florida For more information go to this link: http://www.mylakelibrary.org/local_authors/default.aspx
Incommunicado (maybe I should finish with an ‘a’ since I am female). Anyway, will rarely post this week, or next. Crunch time on novel #2, The Book of Hours. Will be like Hemingway said…sitting down at a typewriter (computer, now, thank you very much) and bleed. Well, at least some of my characters will. Need … Read more
I want to personally thank all the wonderful people who have recently liked my page up. For those of you who are new to my writing, my first novel, The Coin, is set in the French Riviera, where I lived for five very wonderful years.I lived in a converted attached barn behind the owner’s home. … Read more
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I don’t know if other authors do this, but, as I’m writing, I always create a file for my WIP titled “Scraps of Novel.” I started with 3 pages for my second novel, The Book of Hours. As of today, I’m up to 18 pages. This goes to show you I am similar to dogs–we don’t … Read more
Yes! 5.0 out of 5 stars An action-packed thrill ride!, June 10, 2014 By Anita Marie Mumm – See all my reviews This review is from: The Coin (Kindle Edition) This book is a thrilling read. I was impressed with the way the author kept the pages turning and the tension high, both in the love story between Gabriela and … Read more
The Spanish author, Juan Ramón Jimenez once wrote (and Ray Bradbury used it as his opening quote in Fahrenheit 451) – “If you are given ruled paper, write the other way.” Well, in the latest chapter of The Book of Hours, I’ve been giving my characters ruled paper and they don’t like it. They have … Read more
"A suspenseful, sexy romantic thriller ... a page-turner.""
~ Kirkus Reviews