A Grand Day
November 7, 2018
As expected, had a wonderful time at the Newberry Springs annual Pistachio festival. Hyrum Paulsen graciously took my picture, and Vickie Paulsen provided for me to use. I don’t much promote/sign anywhere else these days, so this event is a big treat for me!
Annual Newberry Springs Pistachio Festival on Route 66
November 2, 2018
Welcome F. M. Meredith!
October 31, 2018
Today I’m welcoming Marilyn Meredith, who writes her Rocky Bluff series as F. M.Meredith. Under either moniker, I’m always so pleased when Marilyn visits. From the first time I met her–way back around 2009 or so–she has been a constant inspiration and guiding light. She’s also heck-of-nice person. Here she is…
The Big Question—How Do You Plot?
Madeline wanted to know how my plots came together, planned or as I go.
The simple answer is a little bit of both. This is what happened with Tangled Webs.
Whenever I begin a new Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery, I first think about where I left the characters in the last book as far as their private lives and know I want to move things forward for them or create bigger problems.
The next thing is who am I going to kill off and who might have wanted to see this person dead.
In this book, I decided it should be a teacher in a day care center. I’ve worked in two pre-schools and two day cares and have knowledge about what goes on in them, including theft and using school resources for a person’s private means. This gave me the main plot idea.
At that point, I began creating the characters themselves and their possible motivations. And like in most of my books, once I got started writing the characters themselves gave me ideas how to move forward.
As with all the Rocky Bluff P.D. books there are some side plots, one is about Detective Milligan’s teen aged daughter and a friend. That one was a surprise to me.
Because people always want to know if an author is a plotter or a pantser (writing by the seat of your pants), I’m a bit of both. Hope that answers your question, Madeline.
Too many people are telling lies: The husband of the murder victim and his secretary, the victim’s boss and co-workers in the day care center, her stalker, and Detective Milligan’s daughter.
Buy here: https://tinyurl.com/yabj9z9f
M. Meredith who is also known as Marilyn once lived in a beach town much like Rocky Bluff. She has many friends and relatives in law enforcement. She’s a member of MWA, 3 chapters of Sisters in Crime and serves on the PSWA Board.
Blog: https://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com
Facebook: Marilyn Meredith
Twitter: @marilynmeredith
Webpage: http://fictionforyou.com
Next up is an excerpt from Tangled Webs at https://evelyncullet.com/blog/
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