by Kathy L Wheeler | Jun 28, 2024 | Books, New Release, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
My friend Nan Reinhardt and I take a trip north every year or two, renting a VRBO and staying about four days in one of the beach towns on Michigan’s west coast. We eat fudge, replenish our sweatshirt collection, find some good wine (and, it must be said, some not so...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Jun 10, 2024 | Author Spotlight, Travel, Writing, Writing Life
Welcome to another mentee’s process of writing. To refresh your memory, I am a mentor in RWA’s Pen to Paper program and Diana is one of my mentees. I had the privilege of meeting Diana in person when she ended up in Seattle and made the trek to Puyallup...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Jul 31, 2023 | Contemporary Romance, Musings, Short Story, Steamy Contemporary, Writing, Writing Life
I’m considering the horrendous task of converting my Fiery Billionaire Short from third person to first. Below there are samples of Wedding Vows for Hire. Please note that there is only 10% of the story listed because the book is on Amazon and it would violate...
by Kathy L Wheeler | May 16, 2019 | Author Spotlight, Books, Writing
“What do you do for a living?” The acknowledgement of being a romantic suspense author often evokes questions regarding plot lines. I attempt to write what I know. In real life, our lake association thwarted plans to destroy a wetland area by an out of town...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Dec 9, 2015 | Author Spotlight, Books, Reading, Writing
My good friend and fellow Jodi-Pioneer, Mary Coley is a mystery/suspense author who says no story is complete without a little romance. Recently, Mary gave me her thoughts on writing mystery with a touch of romance.) Q: You write mystery/suspense, but there’s always a...
by Kathy L Wheeler | Sep 17, 2014 | Writing
So how honest are you with your critique partners? And, are you still friends? So my very excellent friend and critique partner, Alicia Dean, and I thought we would bring you something different in the way of a blog post. We are inviting you into the world of our...
