“It was a dark and stormy night?”
Here I am again. Page one of a new book. The big challenge. It doesn’t matter how many books I have
written (27 to date), when I look at that first blank page, there are a lot of
feelings.
The self doubt rises up. Can I do it again?
But the excitement rises
also. A new story, new characters, a new
adventure.
I’ve done the work to get ready. Character development. Plot imagination. Setting
research. Then I make an outline, a
basic time line of chapters and plot and point of view. That helps me get started.
But I never stick to it. There is a point in every story where the characters
and circumstances take over, taking me as the writer, as well as my readers, on
a wild ride. Every time.
So the outline gets tweaked and
turned and realigned, working its way through the book until the long sought
after “The End”, when it’s done.
It’ll get done, despite my doubts
and the twisting plot. My characters
will insist on it!
This new one is titled “SOLD OUT”, is
a cozy mystery, the third book in my “Strawberry Manor Series” that is set in
New Hope, Pennsylvania (where I grew up).
It centers around my heroine, Charley McAdams, and her quirky bed and
breakfast. It also features the Bucks
County Playhouse, a cultural delight in the center of town.
Book #1 “SWAN SONG”
Book #2 “CURTAIN CALL”
Check them out, all available in
print or download. I’d love to hear what you think!
Christine
Bush is a USA Today Bestselling author of romance, romantic mystery, and
suspense. She can be found living in the Lehigh Valley in
Pennsylvania with her husband and 2 lazy cats, and spending time with her 14
grandchildren. When she’s not writing, she’s teaching Psychology
at a local college, and working with clients in her private practice as a
Marriage and Family Therapist. She loves to hear from readers and writers!
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