Taking a Look at Made Up Mayhem

Week two since the print release of my two, new non-fiction titles and it's past time I did some blogs about the books. I have no excuses for why I've been slow, except that it is August. It is my personal belief that we should be allowed to be unconscious for the whole month.

I hadn't looked at either book since I turned in the last edits to the publisher, so I was curious to see how they looked in their new format and if I still liked them. (Yes, I do worry about that!)

Is it conceited to say, I still like the book? There's something distancing about seeing your work formatted and presented by a publisher. It doesn't feel like it belongs to you anymore. So it feels possible to get some distance, but I don't know if you actually do get that distance.

In the book (booklet really, it's pretty short and to the point), I talk about the basics of writing as they apply to writing the suspense or action oriented book. Like pretty much everyone else who has written book about how to write, this is how I did it, what works for me.

Will it work for you? I have no idea. Not everyone strikes sparks in the same way, or has chemistry with someone's writing process. I do think, that for the price, it's worth checking out, but I am prejudiced. And excited to have both Made Up Mayhem and Adapting Your Novel For Film available in print. :-)

If you buy the books and have questions, I hope you're stop by here or email me and ask. :-)

Perilously yours,
Pauline