Category Archives: Calling On Carole!

I Have Not Forgotten How to Write

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

The last year and a half has been a challenging one. I’ve been busy with medical relief mission work, as well as with academic and research writing. With three major presentations coming up in Fall 2018, and being on call … Continue reading →

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The Words Didn’t Flow, So I Switched Genres

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

I thought it was because I was writing the last book in the series and needed to leave a world behind and enter another. Nope.  The last time I worked on the second novel in my urban fantasy series was during NaNoWriMo. There has been no motivation to do the research or to write it. It’s like the characters moved away. Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block or Creative Hibernation? Part Two: Get Out of the House

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

I heard multi published, veteran writers talk about rejection and getting back into the saddle by writing something else. Anything. I teared up, but big girls don’t cry. They fight back. Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block Or Creative Hibernation?

Posted on February 12, 2018 by

I haven’t written anything substantial since NaNoWriMo ended-fiction wise or otherwise. Part of the problem was planning for deployment to Puerto Rico on a medical mission, which required a lot of energy and planning for what was a real life … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2017-Fantasy and Real Life Collide

Posted on November 13, 2017 by

This material may be the most dramatic yet for my memoir, and I expect for Book Two of the Boulevard of Bad Spells and Broken dreams as well.  Continue reading →

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Marketing a Series: When to Move On

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

When I finished Breakwater Beach,  I never intended to write a sequel, never mind two. But Mike and Liz weren’t letting go of their lease on life, and the story premise for The Widow’s Walk popped into my head. It took about … Continue reading →

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Do Writers Ever Take a Vacation?

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

I just wrapped up the in person events on my annual Novel Fun in the Summer Sun book tour, and am looking forward to enjoying time on Cape Cod with my family. But I haven’t had a real vacation for … Continue reading →

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