The Thrill of Crafting Suspense via Dictation
Writing with a digital recorder.
Read MoreRevising a Manuscript
When faced with the overwhelming edits that need to be undertaken and knowing I have less than a month to do so, the project seemed overwhelming. What to do?
Here’s my process.
Read MoreFirst Draft Edits and Chinese Take-out
Did I just buy enough food for SEVEN PEOPLE? Don’t judge. I’m editing!
Read MoreA Corner of the Mess
Ever wonder about other people’s workspace? This isn’t a complete tour but rather a micro one of just part of author Jenna Kernan’s desktop.
Read MoreWhy is Florida an ideal setting for a detective mystery?
I set all my thrillers in Florida, including my two latest domestic thrillers, The Adoption and The Ex-Wives, because I can’t imagine a better setting for a page-turner of any sort.
Florida presents a steamy, bug-ridden paradise for authors. Like the Southwest Desert, the unprepared can quickly run into peril. The difference between tropical getaway and subtropical jungle is often just an auto breakdown away. And there is no better place to dispose of a body than Florida’s ocean, Gulf, bay, or alligator infested lakes.
Read More10 Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Thrillers
Writing a compelling thriller isn’t always easy, but it is always exciting. Here’s a nice even ten do’s and don’ts to bear in mind as you seek to surprise and thrill your readers and keep those pages turning.
Read MoreFive Things About Florida You Missed in the News
The sunshine state is so featured in my stories that it seems to be another character. It is such fun setting all my thrillers in my new home state. My current release, The Ex-wives, takes place in a fictional community in the rolling pines found in northern Florida, just shy of the Georgia line. The small city seems safe from the outside. But nowhere is safe and Florida poses some unique challenges for residents and visitors alike. So, to underscore that we have some unique problems, here are Five Things About Florida You Missed in the News.
Read MoreA Killer's Daughter wins bronze from Florida Book Awards, 2021 in Popular Fiction
A Killer's Daughter is a bronze metal winner in the Popular Fiction category of the Florida Book Awards. This annual program recognizes, honors and celebrates the literature by Florida authors and books about Florida published in the previous year.
Read MoreZooming here and there!
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of attending workshops, conferences, and meetings virtually.
Read MoreManuscript Submitted
There is a feeling of satisfaction when you submit your completed manuscript to your editor. I’ve done the hard work of character development, gotten that rough and nearly unreadable first draft down on paper and
Read MoreHoliday Collection now available.
Winter Western Weddings are here!
Read MoreDeveloping Characters in a Romantic Suspense
Jenna Kernan explains a shortcut technique she uses when crafting multiple series characters.
Read MoreForensic Investigators present at MurderCon
MurderCon 2019 - Get crime investigation right as you write!
Read MoreDown Time
I often find that getting away from my computer gives me a fresh perspective. Perhaps it's the distance or the fresh air or the fact that I rarely have a pen to jot down that epiphany that lures the muse. But I often get story ideas, plot twists or dialog snippets when I am not writing.
Read MoreFirst Lines as Hooks in Writing Novels
I often find myself in bookstores, looking at covers and reading back cover blurbs. If those grab me, I open to page one and read the opening line. It that appeals, I read the next...
Read MoreSeeing my release in stores!
...I feel very lucky that this series is being published four straight months in a row. Although, the revisions, edits and alterations nearly killed me. They were so close together that...
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