FILLING THE WELL

EXPLORING HISTORY

THE SETTING: WHY SCOTLAND?

CREATING CHARACTERS WHO CAPTURE YOUR HEART

RESEARCH: WRITE IT RIGHT

STORYBOARDING-A FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR FICTION

KEY SCENES-PLOT POINTS BECOME PARAGRAPHS

FIRST DRAFT-STARTS AND STOPS AND ANOTHER TRIP TO SCOTLAND

A FIRST EDITOR AND ENDLESS REWRITES

FIRST PAINFUL STEP TOWARD PUBLICATION: PREPARING FOR MY AGENT SEARCH

AGENT SEARCH-HOPE, DISILLUSION AND LOSS OF A FRIEND

IT’S 2023 AND WOW, NOT ONE, BUT TWO BOOK CONTRACTS

COVER REVEAL AND BECOMING A MARKETER

STORY EDITING, PROOFREADING, AND THE PRINT PROOF

AT LONG LAST – BOOK LAUNCH AND PARTY TIME!

PARTY’S OVER-TIME TO GET OUT THERE AND SELL MY BOOK