No, I’m not talking about committing a crime. 😀 Criminal Negligence is book two in the Sydney Valentine Mystery series and will be available on Amazon on October 10th. Currently, it’s available for pre-order. If you’re also a subscriber to my newsletter you’ll receive the first two chapters in my newsletter tomorrow, September 26th. Lucky […]
Continue readingAs my daughter was reading a chapter book featuring a young elementary school girl as the main character, I began thinking about how the dialogue was worse than how a child of that age actually spoke. For example, instead of ‘I ran.’ the child said ‘I runned.’ This occurred throughout the book. I understand that it was written […]
Continue reading“Is Sydney Valentine you?” I’ve been asked that question several times. I imagine that if the main character is of the same gender as the writer, that might be the assumption with some readers. I think most writers would say that a few (or all) of their characters share some of their traits. It could be something minor. […]
Continue readingThis is a short excerpt from chapter two of The Protector. Detective Sydney Valentine and Bernie (her partner) are discussing an incident from Sydney’s past, before law enforcement. Her best friend committed suicide after her rapist was acquitted. Sydney begins this conversation. “Two weeks after the trial I found her in her room lying on her bed. She […]
Continue readingGet The Protector ebook on Amazon! When the body of a social worker is found on the stairway inside the building where she works, a mouthful of Scrabble letters tells Detective Valentine that this is not a random killing. And it’s not. A brutal killer with a sinister connection to Child Protective Services is prowling the […]
Continue readingSydney here. Some of you may be happy to know that I got in trouble for the blog hijack last month. Go figure. I’m supposed to apologize. Yeah, like that’ll ever happen. Some people just don’t appreciate good help. I also helped with the new book cover for The Protector. I hope you’ve all read it by now. If […]
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