My grandfather worked on the Manhattan Project and because he died in July 1945, we, his wife, children, and grandchildren never knew what job her performed or what role he had on the project. At the time of this death, everything he did was protected by security. There were clues here and there that what … Continue reading Research, the Manhattan Project, and my grandfather
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The Green Box
Our grandmother would pull out the green box where she kept the letters and photos she treasured.
Writing Life: Progress on my 2nd novel
Now that my first novel, Deadlines Are Murder, has been out on amazon.com and smashwords.com for a year and has sold about 650 copies, it's time to get cranking on my second novel, Weddings Are Murder. While my intentions have been good, my progress has been slow. I can attribute some of this slowness to … Continue reading Writing Life: Progress on my 2nd novel
my book cover
So, my plans to write about my e-publishing process have been thrown to the winds by a new job. In August I was offered a promotion in my day job and I took it. Life has been very hectic now and I need to refigure how I'm going to get time for my writing. Well, … Continue reading my book cover
Next steps for DEADLINES ARE MURDER
So, I've decided to self-publish my first novel, DEADLINES ARE MURDER: A Sam Monroe Mystery. After querying and reading about small presses, reading up on the state of agents and the publishing industry today it seems to me that publishing industry is changing and has materially changed in the past two or more years. So, … Continue reading Next steps for DEADLINES ARE MURDER
Writing Life: My novel title, contest entries and next steps
So, after receving several comments, I have decided to rename my novel Deadlines Are Murder. The deadlines refer to the main character, Samantha's, deadline to finish re-writing her novel and start on a second one; her soon to be ex-husband Rick's deadline to be published or perish in the world of academia and the deadline … Continue reading Writing Life: My novel title, contest entries and next steps
Writing Life: Help me name my novel
I'm in the process of sending my work in progress off to some writing contests and more agents and I'm still stumped regarding a title. I'm looking for title ideas so please let me know if you have one. My novel is a soft-boiled, amateur sleuth novel about family, friendship, divorce, plagiarism and revenge set … Continue reading Writing Life: Help me name my novel
Writing Life: My First Novel
Whew, I have always wanted to write a novel and I finally decided to just do it. I have now finished my 3rd draft and am ready to have some people read it over for me. Signing up for the CrimeBake conference (www.crimebake.org) held last November did push me to get my time devoted to writing … Continue reading Writing Life: My First Novel
Anne's Writing Life 