historical & paranormal fiction
It’s been a few weeks since my 5-yr-old daughter was hit by a car. She’s fine, and I can discuss it now without getting a sinking feeling in my stomach. What happened? I wasn’t there, but I’m told she crossed the street to get to the park, then saw her bike being unloaded from the […]
A few months ago I sat in a movie theater, behaving myself, until a One for the Money preview came on. Katherine Heigl said, “They blew up my car!” in a Jersey accent, and I cheered. Grandma Mazur shot the dinner turkey, Joe Morelli called Stephanie Plum “cupcake” – I laughed and shouted “Yesss!” I understand it’s generally thought uncouth […]
Do you have a story churning in your head, and it wants out? Does it play in your imagination like a movie? Then you might be a plotter. Or a screenplay writer. Either way, you’ll need an outline. Or, if you have characters talking in your head, you could be A) schizophrenic, B) a writer who should start […]
Do you know how many times I’ve edited my book? Not enough. It’s never enough. I edit as I write, and edit twice more before sending it to my critique group, then edit each time I get feedback from a member – all the while going over it again myself and revising. I scour every […]
I hear complaints that Pinterest is addicting. Over the weekend I investigated these claims for myself. I got sucked in too. Can I just say, as someone old enough to remember researching through gargantuan multi-volumed encyclopedias at the library, I love the internet! The wealth of information, images, music, and videos . . . and […]
* I’m not implying my underpants are on fire. Read on. You might say the RITA and Golden Heart contests are the equivalent to the Academy or Oscar Awards for the romance fiction industry – which grossed $1.4 billion in sales in 2010. The RITA Award is for published romance and the Golden Heart Award is for unpublished. Even USA Today Books and […]
I couldn’t put it down. I stayed up all night reading, and I didn’t mind being tired the next day, it was that awesome. At the beginning, I couldn’t believe the author’s lifelike detail about military operations. A few pages later, and I wondered if the author was not a she. Yes, dear readers, M.L. Buchman is […]
So, you want to write. Have a cool idea rattling around in the back of your mind, keeping you up at night? Trying to start the next book in your series, or is this your first? Either way, you’re surfing the internet instead of writing, so you’re not sure how to get started, right? Writers are often asked where they […]
Ready for more kid humor? Today I have a new list for you, taken from the “Kids Log” I’ve kept since 2005 to capture the crazy goings-on at my house. You can catch up if you missed On Filial Cannibalism – and- Weird Stuff Kids Say, Part 1. Sometimes the humor comes from my music students or my friends’ […]
You tell your friends about an obscure band you discovered, and they admire how hip you are, right? Unfortunately for classical musicians, the more obscure pieces you know, the bigger geek you are. But it’s a happy sort of nerdiness. Archives (paper and digital) are filled with glorious, delightfully innovative music, and “discovering” a less-known piece feels like finding a rare […]
Moriah Densley loves writing about Victorians, assassins, and nerds. Once upon a time she was a violin teacher, then a 911 EMT, and now she’s an ER nurse, proving she has career ADHD. On days off you’ll find her somewhere on a mountain, trying to keep up with her four grown children and Belgian Malinois, or deep in a pile of rubble you might generously call a DIY project. Published in historical and paranormal romance, Moriah has a Master’s degree in music, is a 2012 RWA Golden Heart finalist, 2012 National Reader’s Choice Award winner in Historical Romance, and 2012 NRCA Best First Book finalist.
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2012 RWA Golden Heart Finalist
Moriah Densley 