The POMP Form
For those who asked about the POMP form that Ryan had to fill out in Town Red, here is the scanned form, straight from Sergeant Besko’s files:
Author: Jennifer M.
New Non-Fiction Book: Yosemite Home Companion
I’ve co-authored a new non-fiction book about moving to the mountains near Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Home Companion: The Locals’ Guide to Life in the Yosemite Mountain Area is a guide for anyone thinking about moving to the area or who has already made the move. It was an amazing experience, as this is the…
Hey, Author! Your age is showing.
If an author is trained in the craft of fiction writing, their story will be written the voice of the protagonist–or the current POV character. Mastering POV and voice means that the author, herself, should remain invisible. But what often happens is that the writer makes minute voice mistakes based on their age. From naming…
Why Your Hero has to “Pet the Puppy”
In my writing workshop, I teach a class on creating dynamic characters. The first thing I teach about the the protagonist is that he/she has to “pet the puppy” in the first scene. Don’t giggle, it’s not obscene. It means that your hero has to do something to prove to the reader that he/she is…
Book Club Questions – Town Red
Discussion questions for the novel Town Red by Jennifer Moss. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD 1. How do you interpret the cover and how it relates to the story and its characters? 2. The book opens with Ryan being notified of the death of his partner. How does this affect his character throughout the novel? 3. Have…
Friend of the Family – Cover Reveal
Cover reveal for Ryan Doherty Mystery #4: Friend of the Family Design by Chuck Reaume
Friend of the Family Play List
The following are songs that are either mentioned in Friend of the Family or evoke a feeling from the book. Friend of the Family is the fourth book in the Ryan Doherty mystery series. Ain’t Misbehaving – Ella Fitzgerald The Lion Sleeps Tonight- The Tokens My Kind of Town – Frank Sinatra Ain’t Misbehavin’ –…
Diversity in Casting Your Characters
Face it, unless you’re an author-of-color, you probably don’t give much thought about the ethnicity of your characters unless it’s an integral part of your plot. But like Hollywood, you have to change your thinking. James Patterson was one of the first best-selling white authors to write a black protagonist. Alex Cross is an every…
Tips and Tricks for your Final Edit
Okay, so you have three weeks before you have to turn in your novel to the publisher (or upload it, if you’re self-publishing). It’s tough to read the entire manuscript one more time, since you’ve been working on it for the last X months. Perhaps years! So here are some tricks I use on my…