I just released my seventh book - and sixth suspense novel - LETHAL MEMOIRS. This book has taken me longer to write, edit, and publish than any other book to date. Why, you ask? Many reasons, really. The first and foremost was that this was a rushed book. No one’s fault but my own, but I wrote this book originally because I had a deadline to meet and my editor and publisher were wanting to see it. I was working on something else at the time (a children’s book) and so I left one project to jump into another and try and finish it.

Never never never do that! It was so unorganized, so over the place, that for the first time my editor came back with ‘this is crap!’ and she was right. I knew it when I wrote it, knew it when I sent it to her, but selfishly I was hoping she could fix it, because she was always so great at saying ‘this is what you need to do’. But even she didn’t know where to begin with this book. So I had to scrap pretty much the entire story and start fresh - with a new deadline.

Outline, people! Even writers like me who don’t follow a norm - I don’t write out the entire story and follow it. I like to create the characters and let them take on a life of their own. However, even I have to learn to plot a little bit so I don’t get to a fork in the road and take the spoon! EEK! I then changed editors mid story and with the help of everyone at Champagne Books, “Lethal Memoirs” was born and I’m very proud of it. I’m pleased with how it turned out and I know readers won’t be disappointed. Okay, I HOPE they won’t be disappointed.

I have a book signing coming up on November 17th at Indigo in Charlottetown if anyone is in the area! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all had a safe and happy Hallowe’en and I have already begun to look forward to Christmas - my absolute favorite time of year. Take care all!

Lori