Which of your novels can you imagine made into a movie?
I have written three novels and I believe they all could be
made into movies. When I write I’m very visual in describe the environment in
which my protagonist’s dwell precisely. Whether it be an apartment, the
outdoors, clothing, my descriptions are detailed and noticed by reviewers in a
positive manner. What happens to my characters is also quite cinematic with the
main character going through the gamut of emotions from sorrow to humor.
My first book Walking
with Elephants was an exploration of what it means to be a working mother
today. Although the main character is married, I took her husband way on a
teaching sabbatical in Australia so she must cope with the joys of doing it
all, all by herself. I throw in the coincidence of meeting up with her fist
love to add juice to the storyline.
My second novel, Sunspots,
explores the heartache of losing a spouse after just two years of marriage.
Although Aurora thinks she knew everything about Jake she discovers hidden
secrets. The setting is Austin, Texas and all the cowboy stuff common for that
area. In the end, she finds happiness but it’s a long emotional journey with
flashbacks of their courtship and new marriage issues. Aurora is named for the
Aurora Borealis which was the backdrop of her conception by her hippy parents.
Sunspots—the title—are storms on the surface of the sun that are the nursery
for making the energy that hurls through space to create the Northern Lights/Aurora
Borealis.
My most recent novel, When
a Stranger Comes… is set in NYC and upstate New York in the fall. Glorious
outdoor scenery and the streets of Manhattan. There are whimsical characters
that are alien creatures from other worlds conjured up by the Devil to attend
lavish parties. The Devil lives in a mansion off Park Ave. He also has a lodge
in upstate NY and an island in the Caribbean, so the settings themselves are
cinematic. Alexa’s plight makes for heart pounding discoveries and a time travel
episode in Moscow brings colorful and extraordinary images to the plot.
2018
Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal Winner!
A GRIPPING
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FOR FANS OF KING AND
KOONTZ!
"RIVETING"--Kirkus
Reviews
What
price would you pay for success?
A
lightning bolt out-of the blue, on an otherwise sunny afternoon,
transports author Alexa Wainwright to an alternate universe where the
characters from her novels are given the breadth of life. Having just
made a vow that she would do whatever it took to once again achieve
the international acclaim of her debut novel, Alexa doesn't realize
how ominously that vow would be tested. In this altered reality,
she's introduced to media mogul King Blakemore who offers her an
extremely lucrative book contract with guarantees that her work will
become a best-selling blockbuster. Given his appearance, odd
mannerisms, and aura of evil Alexa wonders if King Blakemore might be
the Devil himself.
At first, she shrugs off her doubts
about this peculiar publisher and very lucrative book deal offer
because the temptation of riches and refound fame is too
strong. Suddenly, the contract's been signed. Now what can she
do? Alexa realizes she's trapped in an underworld of evil from
which she desperately wants to escape. Her iron-clad book contract
changes its wording whenever she thinks of a loophole and King always
seems one step ahead of her. Desperate to get her life back, she
devises schemes to untether herself from this hellish existence to no
avail. She laments the old adage, Be careful what you wish
for.
Buy
this book if you're a reader who loves a page-turning,
heart-stopping, psychological thriller with some magical realism
thrown in.
I
get so much satisfaction in the writing process. I take care to
choose just the right word, to make sure each sentence has the right
cadence. I appreciate other writers who respect the craft in this
way, and I hope my readers do so with me. Writing is a need, a desire
for expression, and springs from well within my subconscious mind.
Thoughts rise up, scenes rise up and blend in with the over-arching
story. These thoughts emerge whenever they want to and wherever I am
and probably not when I am at the computer. The computer is for the
craft, the technique. The thoughts come during walks, or while
driving the car, or at the grocery store. I am the willing recipient
of these thoughts and so they seek me out. It's a mystery this
business and art of writing and it keeps me enthralled.
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