Family in its various forms inspired the creation of my premier novel. One of the key relationships is the one between my protagonist, Gracie, and her oldest cousin. More like sisters, the two bonded very early on. They spent years apart yet they share a connection that could very well help heal their entire family. I’ve spentContinue reading “The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds”
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Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down
Summer started beautifully. My West Coast family came to visit for a few weeks, trips to amusements and NYC were had and healthy eating was all the rage. Plus, I was making significant progress in my novel and looked forward to its completion. Then, it nearly went up in flames – literally! The apartmentContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down”
Character Representations
I visualize my characters as living, breathing manifestations of people I love, those I’ve met and artists who inspire me. In that vein, because my characters are important to the world in which the story exists I have certain actors and actresses that I can see portraying them when the novel is made into a film. NoticeContinue reading “Character Representations”
I Talk to Dead People
…At least, that’s what I call doing genealogy work. I’ve always been a family-oriented individual. I loved going to reunions, spending my summers with my mom’s side of the family and looking at photographs of my parents in their childhood days. Holidays were, and still are, an event to look forward to simply because I getContinue reading “I Talk to Dead People”
Kelly Deeny 