I’m guest blogging over at Anastasia Pollack’s mysteries ‘n’ crafts blog today about the connection between watercolours and ghost towns and writing steampunk novels. Come on over and join us! Bonus: you can see another one of my paintings. Or maybe not. Maybe you’d better wait a few years until I’m a little more competent…
The number one question an author gets from her readers is, “When is the next book coming out?” Sometimes the answer is easy: “February 19. I hope you’ll like it!” Sometimes the answer is difficult: “Um, after I finish the two books ahead of it.” But the number of people who have written to ask if…
Writing novels involves creativity on many fronts. Or maybe it’s just that my brain likes to entertain itself. I travel to many of my story locations to do photography for research, with the benefit that I can use them in connection with the books. Why not turn photos into watercolors on my iPhone? Make memes…
Copyright 2018 by Shelley Adina Chapter 1 (continued) Miss Makepeace nodded. “I have been writing to Mr. Bjorn Hansen, of Georgetown, for some months now, and am convinced that he will make me a good husband.” She touched the exceedingly modest diamond upon the fourth finger of her left hand. “He sent this in his…
Copyright 2018 by Shelley Adina Chapter 1 (continued) But talk of poor Mr. Fetherstonehaugh had brought the ghost of a smile to their companion’s face, so Daisy thought it prudent not to abandon the subject of gentlemen just yet, despite its uncomfortable nature. They had been in the air for three days, and after the…