by Bethany Maines Yesterday was the first day of Kindergarten for my daughter. She looked a little bit nervous, but mostly seemed to be taking it in stride. Many of the other parents weren’t. Someone kindly went around and passed out tissues. My husband and I made it through without tears, but we did feel […]
by Bethany Maines Recently, I’ve been experimenting with some partnered writing. This goal of this partnership is to write a novella and turn it into a screenplay. As this will only be the second screenplay I’ve written, I’m guessing at some of the mile-markers that let me know if the project is meeting our goals […]
by Bethany Maines As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, this year is all about trying new things for me. From submitting to contests and magazines to trying different kinds of writing I’m attempting to push myself into growth. I truly want to understand not just what makes good writing, but how to construct a […]
By AB Plum In a little over three weeks, I’ll board a plane for a twelve-hour flight to the US, headed for: California. Silicon Valley. Home. After two-plus months in Copenhagen without a dishwasher, I’m really looking forward to that luxury. (No, washing dishes by hand wasn’t the hardest adjustment. But … I washed enough […]
By Bethany Maines This year has been an unusual one for me. I set out with the intention of pushing myself into uncomfortable and new areas in my writing. As a result, I’ve submitted short stories to publications, submitted my work to contests, and tried out different genres and formats. As I expected, there have […]
by Bethany Maines I have been slaving away at several different manuscripts (including San Juan Islands #3, more on that later), but I’m finally able to announce that my super top secret hush-hush book The Second Shot is going to be released in October! I’ve been sitting on this action-adventure , mystery laden romantic suspense […]
by AB Plum STUFF HAPPENS—READY OR NOT Everyone would probably agree: travel requires flexibility. Moving to another country for three months demands a lot of flexibility. As I am learning during my three-month great adventure in Copenhagen. (It’s not all about the pastries). The first big flex point for me came as soon as we […]
by Bethany Maines This week I have officially sent my third San Juan Island’sMurder Mystery off to the beta readers, broken a client’s website, and took my daughter to her first karate class. It’s been a busy week. Tish Yearly, the heroine of the San Juan Mysteries also lives a busy, scattered life, hopping from […]
by Bethany Maines In the Christmas classic, A Christmas Story, the father wins a “major award” which turns out to be a leg lamp that arrives in a large box marked “fragile.” His love for the major award is only matched by his wife’s hatred for the fishnet clad leg and the battle between the […]
by Bethany Maines I am currently working on book three of the San Juan Island Murder Mystery series – An Unfamiliar Sea. In the San Juan series, Seattle native, Tish Yearly found herself fired from her day job and evicted from her apartment all in one day. Desperate, the 26-year-old ex-actress, heads for the one […]