Libby Drew

I approve of this pep talk. 😉

"It's not my first Halloween rodeo." New favorite quote.

For once, Michael woke before his alarm. Set to 5:30 a.m. when he worked day shifts, the phone often blared in his ear for several minutes before he could rouse himself to find it on the nightstand. He wasn’t a morning person by nature, but the extra daylight hours of free time were usually worth rising before the sun. Not so much today. He’d lain awake most of the night, replaying the best moments of the weekend in his head. Eyes heavy and brain sluggish, he canceled the alarm and swung his leg

That was tremendous fun! Exactly what I needed this morning. I know a few people who work for Infernal Affairs. 😉

I CANNOT COMMENT except to say that you are certainly on track to the truth!

How awesome! I hope it doesn't disappoint.

So exciting to see you reading this! I'm glad you are enjoying it.

Always great to discover more about fellow authors. Thanks for the interview!

Hush now. You're giving away all my secrets.

I will have to give it a try!

I plant these all over my garden. They're especially pretty tucked between rocks and boulders.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting. 😊

Reminiscing with old photo albums is both fun and mortifying.

Of course you did! Love it!

They walked a short distance to a park office where Michael learned that not only would they be staying overnight in the Duncan House, but they’d have the home to themselves. “One guest at a time,” Eric said. “That’s the way it works.” He handed Michael a thick book on Polymath and the other Wright houses in the area. The whole house to themselves? Michael didn’t want to think about what that had cost. But Eric signed the register and produced a credit card without blinking an eye, so Micha

Oh, I figured. 😄 Probably later tonight.

They say that, but I don't think it applies to everyone. If only people could recognize what they don't know. Wouldn't that be a nifty trick. It would be a very different world, for sure. OAuth token management somehow does not make a nice story. You don't know that! ☺️

Writing: When I started writing fiction, I figured the places where I grew up, studied, worked and lived weren’t interesting enough to inspire readers. So I wrote about places that had never been home or that I hadn’t even visited. And I would keep the scale of those locations small or familiar to the masses. Settings that needed very little information to imagine. It took me a while to get over this. Fiction is often a reflection of what is real, and what better way to convey that than with the very real things in your own life? The things you've lived, breathed, seen, heard and smelled through the years. The moment I started incorporating details of these experiences into my writing, the better my stories became. Embrace this. Fill your fiction with what you know, with the tangible reality you experience every day. This won’t turn your story into a memoir—it simply makes it more believable, gives your characters more depth and purpose, and makes your narrative stronger. Stumped on your setting? Step outside and look around. Life: This is a tough one. Today is the anniversary of my parents’ death. After four years, I expected some… muffling of my emotional reaction to the date. Nope. Still agonizing. Grief is insidious that way. Love and miss you, mom and dad. Even if you did dress me like this:

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Good catch. Of course you're right. There were other people, just no focus on them. I would jump all over a trip like this.

Thank you. Eric is astute. Just a little damaged.

He is!

It's shocking to me how many people have never been on one.

It was probably me. It's usually me.

The story is there to push the characters along, the characters are there to guide and focus the story. Yep. Exactly. Flip flopping or having things happen without any prior set up or reason can be a bewildering experience for your readers, since they may not know the story like the back of your hand like you do. This part can get away from me from time to time, since I don't usually write a word until the players are fully formed and fleshed out in my head. I know my characters intimately, but as I work to make them known to the reader, I have to be careful not to omit relevant information about their thoughts, actions and motivations. Thanks for another great article.