Welcome to my online journal! Please join me while I discuss the writing process and life as a Florida resident. I look forward to hearing your comments in return. Now, let's go shmooze!
Joyce Wells:
Enljoying your blog and your guest bloggers. Keep it up.
Esme:
Glad I found your journal! From a wannabe a writer, I needed the inspriation and am at 'write crap rather than nothing stage' just hope that one day it pulls itself together! Keep up the good work!
kobus frantz blog:
I am from south africa nice to read about south florida
Vivianight:
Good luck with the W.I.P.!Know how it goes, sometimes it is just the act itself which brings the best results for sanity. Cheers
diane:
Your books are way cool! Just passing through to say hi...take care and bright blessings!
Kathie:
I love your books Nancy , can't wait for the nineth books
Linda Pearl:
Nancy, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you, for inviting us into your world. It's so rare to be able to chat with one of our favorite authors, and discuss, this, and that..Kudo's!
The holiday shopping season is about to kick off. Who’s on your gift list and what should you buy? I have a two word response: BUY BOOKS. The publishing industry is in a...
On any given day, I’ll cut out articles from the newspaper or magazine. Any subject that interests me becomes fodder for the scissors, because I never know when I’ll need...
Put these on your calendar: December 6, Saturday, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Barnes & Noble, 591 South University Dr, Plantation, FL 33324, 954-723-0489. Nancy J. Cohen, author of...
No, I don’t mean Muggle. This is not a Harry Potter book. I meant muddle. I’m 12 pages into my synopsis and am stuck. How do I get from Point B to Point C? I have...
Recent Reads: ACCIDENTAL PRINCESS by Nancy Robards Thompson (contemporary romance) When single mother, Sophie Baldwin, learns she’s a long lost princess, she isn’t wild...
I’ve written the first 20 pages of my new story, but now I’ve come to a halt. I’m nearly to the point where I have to introduce the suspects, and I need to get to know...
I’m writing a proposal for a new mystery series. Beginnings are always tough for me, since this is the first time these characters are on stage. In subsequent books, we’ll...
We’ve recently returned from another trip to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival in Orlando. This time, we started at the opposite end, and after a Greek salad at the Greece...
I’d like to share with you this great review of Killer Knots by Cheryl Koch: Marla Shore is ready for some fun, sun and getting to spend quality time with her fiancé, police...
I’m working on a new mystery idea while my agent is marketing my other projects, and it’s driving me nuts to figure out the characters’ timelines. What do I mean? The...
Book: THE LAST SECRET by Lynn Sholes and Joe Moore (thriller) Journalist Cotten Stone fights the forces of evil as she confronts her own destiny as child of a fallen angel....
Everything seems to be in a turmoil now, the financial markets, the political process. Even the publishing world. A recent article in the Authors Guild newsletter by esteemed...
Last night I attended a lecture on Tales of the Supernatural in Biblical Traditions. I thought listening to this topic might provide inspiration for my writing. Indeed, I never...
I was proud to participate in a fundraiser for breast cancer research that raised $5000 last weekend. Lisa Manuel, aka Allyson Chase, and I did a book signing at The Melting Pot...
October 6, Monday, 5:00pm to ?, "Ladies’ Night Out" at The Melting Pot, 10374 West Sample road, Coral Springs, FL 33065, 954-755-6368. Authors Nancy J. Cohen and Lisa Manuel...
Fans will ask what I like to read, so here's my most recent list. Some of these are older books, some are new. I like to vary the genres and often read more than one book at a...
I had an urgent desire to see Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World in Orlando There’s nothing better when feeling stressed than to visit the magic place where "dreams come true."...
Our banana plants gave two crops, meaning we have a couple of bunches ripening at the same time. These are the little finger bananas that are sweeter than what you get in the...
FALL FEST WRITER’S SEMINAR sponsored by Florida Romance Writers, Inc. Date: November 8, 2008, 8:30am – 2:00pm Please arrive at 8:30 for a hot buffet breakfast that is...
This will be my last post on the topic of kitchens. I have to get back to writing, but even while the workmen have distracted me, I've been taking notes on my next plot. Anyway,...
Now that Hurricane Ike has passed by South Florida, our TV newscasters can turn to the next big story: the presidential election. With all the commotion in our house due to the...
As we in South Florida are all getting scared about Hurricane Ike, I pulled out my old hurricane prep list from the last time it was needed. So here it is, based on my prior...
The good news is that Gustav didn’t hit us in South Florida. The bad news is that there are several more storms lined up in a row across the Atlantic. We are hoping Hanna...
I finally finished my WIP and sent it off to my agent. Whew. That project took me over a year because of all the world building. If it sells, the sequels should be easier...