In the acknowledgements at the back of my Alpine Grove novels, I always include a thank you to beta readers. Not too long ago, someone asked me what a beta reader is. The definition of “beta reader” depends upon the author and the author’s process to some degree. Here’s how beta readers fit into my […]
How One Naked Idea Became Fuzzy Logic
People often ask how authors come up with ideas for their books. In the case of my first novel, Chez Stinky, my sister originally came up with the title years ago and the premise that the house was stinky because of the presence of many animals. The story evolved (drastically) from there. But that’s what […]
Creating Animal Characters
In reviews, many readers comment that the animals in my books are characters along with the human ones. Although I don’t make the animals in my books “talk” because I loathe that concept in other books, I do make the animals behave in significantly different ways. Anyone who as ever owned a dog or a […]
How Did You Get Here?
In reviews, readers often comment about the town of Alpine Grove, which although imaginary does have some similarities to the small town where I live in northern Idaho. I even had one reader say she wants to move to Alpine Grove. There’s no doubt that many people would love to move to a small town […]
Cover Reveal – Bark to the Future (and New Covers)
My next Alpine Grove Romantic Comedy (number 5, but who’s counting?) is with beta readers now, so I’ve been having fun working on the cover. Here’s the latest: Observant folks may notice that it doesn’t match the earlier books. I’m redoing ALL the covers, so this is the first in a new “look” for the […]
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