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Happily, my editor made only minor requests for changes, of which I’ll share a few. Original: Jake hoofed across the parking lot with Sam on his six. Editor was not familiar with the expression “on his six” used by pilots and others, meaning at six o’clock position. Final: Jake hoofed across the parking lot with…
Below is the Rough Draft of the Original Opening Scene, which I deleted for two reasons: I needed to show the heroine in danger much sooner; and because it is mostly backstory and set up for what became the opening scene. Basically, I needed to write it to figure out my characters, but my readers…
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On the icy Alaskan seas, FBI agent Sam Steele’s mission is simple—until his prime suspect becomes a target. Now protecting Jennifer Robbins may cost him his case… and his heart.
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At the sight of her grandparents’ old farmhouse, with its wide front porch and empty rocking chairs, Becki Graw blinked back bittersweet tears. All her life she’d longed to live in Serenity’s beautiful countryside, but not like this. She stopped at the roadside mailbox and grabbed the mail—a single letter addressed to her. No return…
The scenes below are examples of ones that I played around with while writing my manuscript, but chose not to include in the final draft that I submitted to my editor. There are many, many others! I really liked this exchange between Josh’s sister and Becki, but since I ended up making it Anne’s bright…
1. Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. My name is Becki Graw. I quit my job in the city and moved to Serenity after inheriting my dear grandparents’ homestead. They died suddenly and I was very surprised to learn that they had left…
From chapter one of original proposal: A soft mew whispered from the shadows beyond the car. “Here kitty,” Becki cooed, rounding the car. Something wonked the side of her head and bounced off her shoulder. She dropped to her knees, white light exploding in her vision. A swishing sound whispered past her ears as blackness…
1. Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. My name is Joshua Rayne. My friends call me Josh. I live in the rural outskirts of Serenity in southern Ontario, Canada. I’m a police officer so it was only natural that I’d try to catch…
