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While several scenes from my original draft of Shades of Truth were extensively modified and others were added, only scenes in my villain’s point of view were deleted. The scene below was in Chapter Six. As explained in “Editor’s Cuts”, these scenes were deleted, because they gave away too much of the suspense plot, so…
The scene below (from chapter two of my original draft), from the villain’s point of view, was cut from the final version at the Editor’s request. Reason: it gives away too much of the suspense plot. (so…if you haven’t read the novel, the scene below could be a spoiler. Scroll down to next paragraph in…
So far I haven’t been alerted to any bloopers for this novel. Please let me know if you find any! I was challenged to include the acronym for my local writing group–WODE for Write Off the Deep End–in this story. Did you catch it? 😉
For the most part, only minor clarification and phrasing revisions were made. Below are some examples of the kind of changes requested: From Chapter 2: Kate dug her nails into the Formica. “How can she drink a tea without knowing what’s—?” Kate clamped her mouth shut. Good grief, what was she doing ranting at the…
For Critical Condition Irene C. caught this blooper that both my editors (yes, plural) and I missed! On p. 94, Zach has honey brown eyes, but on p 115, the blue eyes are back 😉
Interview with secondary characters, Dr. Whittaker, intern Dr. McCrae, and nurse Alice Bradshaw. To help you better follow the interview, allow me to first share a brief description of the other main characters. Zach Davis (aka Zach Reynolds) ~ Undercover cop working as an IT specialist at Miller’s Bay Memorial Hospital to figure out…
Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. I am a nurse at Miller’s Bay Memorial Hospital, and while answering a call bell, I found the patient seizing and her husband collapsed on the floor. Someone pushed me from behind and ran out of the…
Wow, you’ve just had quite an adventure. Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. I’m a police officer with the Niagara Regional Police and recently worked undercover as the owner of a computer shop. So when an old friend, Rick Gray, who now…
Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense. I’m a police detective from Toronto. The Niagara Regional police chief needed an officer to secretly come in from outside their force to work an undercover operation that might implicate one of their own. Since I’d recently…
Yummy & Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Mrs. Corbett, the heroine’s mother in Shades of Truth, stress bakes. Check out this healthy favorite. 6 large bananas 1 egg 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour 3 tbsp olive oil ½ cup…
STOP NOW, OR ELSE. Rick Gray strode toward the spray-painted warning inside the half-framed building. The sawdust-strewn floor groaned under his weight, then suddenly gave way, dropping him ten feet onto his back in basement mud. His hard hat cracked against a rock and the air rushed from his lungs. Pain streaked through his body….
Ever wish you could read more about a couple after the book ends. Well…as a Christmas gift to my readers, I’ve written a short novella about Rick and Ginny’s first Christmas. If you’d like to read this story, please subscribe to my newsletter to receive the exclusive link to the story. For those with Ereaders,…
