New projects on the go

Jason MacIntyre over at The Farthest Reaches is a friend, author and reader who tagged me in a challenge to share a bit about what I'm working on. Thank You Jason, it's a great opportunity to share insight about my current work and what will be out later this year. So the rules are simple. I have to:

First, answer 10 questions about my current work-in-progress.

Second, tag five other writers and link their blogs so we can all hop over and read their answers.

Here are the questions:

What is the working title of your book er books?

I’m in the process of finishing editing a Murder Mystery -A Penny Saved A Murder Earned 

while also writing  and editing “A Tiger’s heart Wrapped In A Player’s Hide’ the sequel to my paranormal novel  Love’s Labours Won.

Where did the idea come from for the book er books?

 For my murder mystery ‘A Penny Saved A Murder Earned ‘- I’m a huge Agatha Christie fan and I love murder mysteries. I wanted to write about a family who stick together even under the adversity of a serial killer.

For my paranormal-“A Tiger’s heart Wrapped In A Player’s Hide’- I just love to imagine the things you could do if you had special abilities that others didn’t.

What genre does your book fall under?

Crime/Murder Mystery

and Paranormal

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

this is who I envision For-“A Penny Saved A Murder Earned “-

                   
Lily Kelly-Brooksfield-
Stephanie Gatchet    
                                                         Rose-Brooksfield-Maddie Hasson        






  Amelia Kelly-Chrishell Stause                                                                     

Carol- Banks- Paulina Gerzon

Detective Emmett -Rogers-Geoff Stults

                                                   

Grandma Katha- Marj Dusay

uncast yet -Lily’s husband and others

“A Tiger’s Heart Wrapped in a Player’s Hide” I envision 

Demetrious Blackstone -Forbes March

Darius Blackstone-Trent Garrett

Sarah Maidenstone-Mariah Buzolin

Aunt Iva--Michael Learned

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book/s?

“A Tiger’s heart Wrapped in a Player’s Hide’- Demetrious is fighting an unknown powerful force who seeks to take down the Blackstones; while Sarah is kidnapped and discovers yet another relative she wasn’t aware of.

“A Penny Saved A Murder Earned “-Serial killer targets family whose members dwindle; will they found out who or succumb to the killer?

Will your books be self-published or represented by an agency? Self-published

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

About three months of eight hour days or longer for “A Penny Saved a Murder Earned”

“A Tiger’s heart Wrapped in a Player’s Hide’ is not yet completed. The ideas are taking a little longer with this book.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Joan Kilbourn murder mysteries by Gail Bowen, for “A Penny Saved a Murder Earned”

House of Night by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast for “A Tiger’s heart Wrapped in a Player’s Hide’

Who or What inspired you to write this book er books?

My sixth grade teacher Mr. Smith who told me that I could tell a story people wanted to hear and I felt the need to write these stories.

What else about your book er books might pique the reader’s interest?

“A Penny Saved a Murder Earned” is about families and how adversity can make them have even stronger bonds.

“A Tiger’s heart Wrapped in a Player’s Hide’ is also about family and how bonds can be made even without sharing the same blood.

I challenge

1.)Rob Pruneda http://sharkbaitwrites.com

2.)Jodi Langston http://jodilangston.blogspot.ca/

3.) Nicole Wolverton  http://nicolewolverton.com/

4.)Wakefield Mahon http://www.wakefieldmahon.com

5.) Cara Michaels http://caramichaels.com/

to tell us about there WIPS and/ or books answering the questions above.