What was the Biggest Challenge You Faced Writing SHARDS OF MURDER?
I was excited to be writing the second book in the Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery Series, but also pretty alarmed at the limited timeframe for turning in the manuscript to my publisher. This would be my first experience with a production speed writing schedule. Luckily, my engineering background served me well in breaking down the task into manageable pieces. I estimated the number of words needed for the manuscript. I then divided the word count by the number of days until it was due and, voila! The result was the number of words I needed to write each day to meet the deadline. I struggled some days, but I usually met my writing target often enough to make me feel like a true professional writer. The exercise taught me an important lesson. Basically, for me, the lesson is that in addition to creativity, the productive author needs to embrace a writing process sprinkled with a generous helping of raw discipline. In each of the books in the Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery series...