BOM: The Editing

I think it’s fair to say that most of the editing occurred when Lori and I got together after the “merge” of our stories.  We’d sit at the computer together–either at her house or mine–and go through the book with an eye out for...

BOM: The Editing

I think it’s fair to say that most of the editing occurred when Lori and I got together after the “merge” of our stories.  We’d sit at the computer together–either at her house or mine–and go through the book with an eye out for...

BOM: The Writing

Each Heavenly Daze novel is almost like two novellas–Lori and I each had to write a 35,000 word story revolving around the inhabitants of one house.  In the first book, I took the story of middle-aged Pastor Winslow Wickam, while Lori wrote of Annie and her aunt...

BOM: The Writing

Each Heavenly Daze novel is almost like two novellas–Lori and I each had to write a 35,000 word story revolving around the inhabitants of one house.  In the first book, I took the story of middle-aged Pastor Winslow Wickam, while Lori wrote of Annie and her aunt...

BOM: The Research

One of the first things Lori and I did was book a trip to Maine.  (She lives in Missouri, and I live in Florida.  We didn’t exactly know a lot about our northeastern-most state.)  We booked a room in a charming Ogunquit bed and breakfast called “The Puffin...

BOM: The Research

One of the first things Lori and I did was book a trip to Maine.  (She lives in Missouri, and I live in Florida.  We didn’t exactly know a lot about our northeastern-most state.)  We booked a room in a charming Ogunquit bed and breakfast called “The Puffin...