Diane’s Books
New Covers for my Backlist E-Books!
When I first made my out-of-print books available as e-books, I designed my own covers. I found designing the covers fun, time consuming, and a wake-up call to the fact that I am not a graphic artist! I had a professional, author Patricia Ryan, re-do one of them and it was beautiful but I eventually realized…
Read MoreSneak Peek at a Book Cover
I thought you might like a sneak peek at the cover for my next new book, The Good Father! I love this cover and it fits the book perfectly. The Good Father will be out April 24th in the US and early June in the United Kingdom.
Read MoreLooking Back and Moving Forward
Welcome to 2012, everyone! I want to take this opportunity to tell you what you mean to me. 2011 was a fantastic year for me, career-wise. I’ve been writing a long, long time with the usual ups and downs that accompany most careers, but starting with Target selecting The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes as their…
Read MoreDecking the Halls!
Every year, Margaret Maron invites our little writers’ coven to her house in the country to gather greenery for our homes. Today was the day and it was perfect: 58 degrees and sunny. Margaret and her granddaughter Natalie took us for a tour through the rosemary, boxwoods, cedars, holly, and nandina in the Maron’s spiffy…
Read MoreA Morning of Simple Pleasures
http://youtu.be/v-rDRa-5h4s Have you ever had a day where so many tiny magical things happen that you can’t help but smile? This morning started out like any other Monday morning. I drove to my appointment with the podiatrist, dreading The Needle (if you’ve ever had a cortisone shot in your foot, you know what I’m talking…
Read MoreSome Stuff About Kiss River
Kiss River is the middle book of the Keeper of the Light trilogy and I’m happy that my publisher is giving the whole trilogy a second life by re-releasing the books one by one. The first book, Keeper of the Light, came out in April. Kiss River was published today. And the final book, Her…
Read MoreI Need Your Help Again!
As I mentioned a while back, I plan to have the covers of my backlist e-books redesigned. I’d love it if you could help me with some decisions along the way. Here’s the first choice I have to make for my book Reflection. Which cover appeals to you the most? Left or Right? (Try to…
Read MoreTurning an Idea into a Story
One thing a writer learns early is the importance of “showing” instead of “telling”. It’s a real problem for many new writers, but seasoned writers struggle with it, too. That’s what I’m grappling with right now as I flesh out my work-in-progress. I’ve written the long synopsis that describes the novel, but how do I…
Read MoreSneezy and Dopey in North Carolina
Yes, I’m afraid that’s how I’m feeling. I like to blog on Monday morning to start the week off right, but you’ll have to bear with me this week. I’m on retreat with my writer buds–Mary Kay Andrews, Sarah Shaber, Margaret Maron, Alexandra Sokoloff and Brenda Witchger–and I’m fighting a cold I picked up at…
Read MoreContinuing my Learning Curve, this time with Scrivener
You may recall that I recently switched from PCs to Macs. Much cursing and hair pulling ensued, but I’m now to the point where I’m enjoying my iMac and Macbook Air. Still some cursing, but it’s much better. I just ordered a Kinesis ergonomic keyboard and I think that will ease the physical…
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