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Inspiration vs. Motivation

  • by ES
  • Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020
  • Author's Note

Toward the end of 2019, I got really productive and finished two first drafts, which was gratifying, and then started editing them, which is painstaking, and began to think about marketing, which is downright painful. […]

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A New Direction | author’s note

  • by ES
  • Posted on July 20, 2018March 8, 2022
  • Author's Note

Just this past Wednesday, I finished writing my latest novel. I’ve talked before about what a high it is to finish, and this week that was an especial treat, since my day job threw some […]

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The Very Best Days | author’s note

  • by ES
  • Posted on December 13, 2016November 14, 2017
  • Author's Note

Writing can be a lonely and discouraging experience at times. Those inescapable dark days when we feel like we’ll never amount to anything and can’t write worth a damn (even though we know it’s our […]

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The Downsides of Writing: Underwhelm and Self-Doubt | author’s note

  • by ES
  • Posted on April 19, 2016August 3, 2016
  • Author's Note

I think you could safely call it a slump. It’s a nice descriptive word, slump. It sounds like what it is. Lately I’ve been somewhat underwhelmed with myself as an author, besieged by doubts. Who […]

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The Sticky Patch | author’s note

  • by ES
  • Posted on September 17, 2014October 9, 2014
  • Author's Note

I love finishing a book. There’s really no greater thrill than getting to those last pages, seeing the story form into a whole. Even with the looming task of editing (I really dislike editing) ahead, […]

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The Plot Beast | author’s note

  • by ES
  • Posted on July 10, 2014October 9, 2014
  • Author's Note

I’m now well into writing the tenth book in the series. In June, my seedling of an idea blossomed into the beginning of a story, and I dove headfirst into the first half. Chapter after chapter flew […]

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Beginning, Again | author’s note

  • by ES
  • Posted on June 3, 2014August 27, 2014
  • Author's Note

I find myself at the edge of an idea, an idea that’s slowly beginning to take root and wind itself through my imagination. I have 281 words written down and no more tripping off my […]

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Past Damage, a novel of suspense

The Element of Truth, a novel of suspense

The First Time We Met, a novel

Dark Web Suspense Series:
  • Spiders in a Dark Web
  • Dark Web of Deceit
Strangers on This Road Suspense Series:
  • Strangers on This Road
  • Danger in Academia
  • Enemy at the Wedding
  • The Heartbroken Brides
  • Death on the Menu
  • The Night Ferry
  • The Missing Tourist
  • Beneath These Streets
  • Murder on Santorini
  • An Empty House
  • Saints and Enemies
  • In a House of Strangers

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