September News
I had a doctor’s appointment one day last week and on
his wall there was a plaque that read
The last person Jessica expects to ring her apartment
doorbell is the handsome Trace Brightwell, her boss’ son. When he asks if
Jessica Tucker is home, she realizes he doesn’t recognize her. Stunned she
tells him she’s Jessica’s twin. She’s in trouble.
For as long as Jessica Tucker can remember, she’s had
to prove she’s more than a pretty face. Wearing a disguise to look more like a no-nonsense
professional, she accepts a job on an offshore oil rig. Throughout her time on
the rig, she finally earns the respect of the roughnecks. When off tour, she’s
back to herself, a fun-loving woman who is known as Jessie. She loves Christmas
and has a doorbell that rings out “Here Come Santa Claus.”
Trace Brightwell can’t believe Jessica Tucker, the
company’s serious career oriented, intimidating geologist has a twin – a
complete opposite twin, not only in appearance, but in her gregarious
personality, who lights up his heart when around her. He wants to see more of
her.
How will Jessie dig her way out of the lies that keep
growing? Her emotional attachment to Trace is dangerous and the deeper her lies
sink, the more twisted her thinking becomes. Besides, how can she love a man
that isn’t into Christmas.
Know Your Message: what is your book about – what are you trying to say
2. Know
Your Plot: write a five-page synopsis with six major turning points (every 15,000-word
count is a turning point until she comes to a resolution)
3. Know
Your Characters: where they come from and what they want and emotional conflict
4. Know
How to Break It Down: word count to write each day (Kate writes 3000 per day
for 4 days a week) each chapter has around 3000 words, 30 chapters for a 90,000-word
novel. Before starting, she makes a chapter-by-chapter outline
5. Know
How to Write It: no editing, just words
For more information on her way of writing (find your
way of writing) go to Kate Hewitt's link above.
One more thing. Our Facebook event Two Authors Books and aBeverage (click) will happen on October 4. Mary and I will be on zoom to discuss our Christmas books. Please join us on Facebook:
We'd love you to drop by and say Hi, Judy