The dark web. Even though it sounds like it was created for the movies or a James Patterson novel, the dark web is real. And it was integral to KILLER SMILE. First, a little background on the internet: It has three main parts: surface, deep and dark web. The surface web is what we deal […]
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From Ghosts to Clowns: Abbey’s Strangest Adventure Yet in Class Clown
Who’s afraid of clowns? If we were together in a large room, there would likely be enough enthusiastic hands up in the air for a passerby to assume free tacos were offered. Depending on circumstances, many of us fear clowns. There’s even a term for it: Coulrophobia. But what about our main character, Abbey? “I’ve […]
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How Real-Life Shaped the Fictional World of Killer Blonde
I owe a massive debt to author John Sandford. Reading his Prey series pulled me into the world of serial killers and the police who are tasked with stopping them. I’ve read all 32 of the Lucas Davenport novels, and I’ll admit here that without his inspiration, I wouldn’t be writing today. One of the […]
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Writing Strong Teen Heroines: How Abbey Fights Ghosts and Grows Stronger in Abnormally Abbey
When I think of strong teen heroines, I immediately think of Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins), Hermione Granger (Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling), Tris Prior (Divergent series by Veronica Roth), and, of course, Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series created by Joss Whedon). What do they have in common? […]
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