by Sonja Stone
True Confessions from the Trenches.
I do everything obsessively, including decorating cookies. |
I'm a cookie artist AND a makeup artist! |
IN THE PRESS...
“They may seem like characters from best-selling thriller novels, but these kick-ass women writers have very real lives....” –The Big Thrill
“An all-star lineup of premier thriller authors.... I'm a huge fan of their work.”
–The Real Book Spy
Lisa Black
● A forensic specialist, she is still catching criminals in FLA. Her novel, Perish, is a nominee for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award.
Chris Goff
● An intrepid world traveler, she was once trapped with her daughter in a dangerous enclave in the Middle East.
Karna Small Bodman
● While serving as Sr. Director of the National Security Council, Karna was the highest-ranking women on the White House staff. Her books regularly hit Amazon's #1 in Thrillers.
Jenny Milchman
● A former psychotherapist, her first (unpublished) novel of crime fiction was inspired when she was assigned a very frightening case involving a five year-old child.
KJ Howe
● Has raced camels in Jordan and ziplined in
a Costa Rican jungle. Her novel, The Freedom Broker, won the Thriller Award for Best Debut.
Gayle Lynds
● Recently appeared on CBS Sunday Morning about conspiracy theories. She shattered the glass ceiling at Bouchercon's all-boys poker games.
Carla Neggers
● She ran the Dingle (Ireland) half-marathon in epic wind and rain, while on deadline for Imposter's Lure. Author of multiple New York Times bestsellers.
Lynne Constantine
● Has explored coral reefs all over the world, sunken wrecks in the South Pacific, and fallen in love with angelfish in the Caribbean. She is two people: Liv Constantine writing with her sister, and L.C. Shaw writing solo.
Valerie Constantine
● Has worked with advance teams at the White House, planning presidential trips and travel and has visited over forty foreign countries.
I do everything obsessively, including decorating cookies. |
I'm a cookie artist AND a makeup artist! |
Sonja, I love the makeup job for the 1/2 skeleton picture. Well done! I can't imagine celebrating fall holidays in Phoenix. We celebrated Christmas once in Hawaii and -- while we had a great time -- it didn't really feel like Christmas. Even with the decorated pine. Somehow Hot Spiced Cider just doesn't hit the spot in 90 degree weather. Of course, Denver has seen record temperatures in the 80s this year and usually by now we've seen snow. Yikes! It may be one of the first Halloweens on record where the trick-or-treaters don't have to wear long johns and coats.
ReplyDeleteChris, I'm glad to hear Phoenix isn't the only city experiencing an unusually warm fall. Misery loves company! ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Sonja - but first, may I please come to your home on some future Thanksgiving? Your entire menu plan is just too terrific not to share - right? As for the writing challenge -- I know what you mean about having to meet a deadline and shutting yourself away from every other task. It reminds me of a great cartoon I saw of an author hunkered down alone in a messy library in front of a computer, surrounded by books, papers, files -- the caption reads: "Definition of a writer: One who labors in complete seclusion for the sake of communication."
ReplyDeleteKarna, YES! Come for thanksgiving! I laughed out loud at your comic--it's so true!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Sonja. You finished your new book. Wahoo!!!! Welcome back to the land of living (e.g., until the next book!) P.S. Seems like a perfectly normal life to me. :)
ReplyDeleteLol, thank you, Gayle! It's so great to be back!
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