Volume 9: Snowblind

If this book doesn’t give you a chill, nothing will.

An early winter blizzard is on the way. Chelsea prepares for the blizzard while they realize their winter shopping extravaganza is going belly up.

Chris is on the lake, handling Coast Guard duties in dangerous conditions. But something else is going on. He is melancholy, and Annie does not know why. She fears their relationship is ending.

Henrie takes charge of blizzard preparations, and manages a full Inn once the storm hits and power goes out around the community.

Two couples at the Inn have arrived with unknown motives. Two boaters have docked at The Marina for the winter. One seems to know what he’s doing. The other may not survive. Brothers come to town, determined to surf a Great Lake in the winter. But something else is going on with them as well.

Annie’s cats, desperate to find a way to eavesdrop on Chris, may have found a solution. A dog must be rescued from the storm. If this beautiful giant schnauzer no longer has a human, maybe Chris – if he’s sticking around – can take her in. But her human has other ideas.

Come visit with the folks of Chelsea for a while. Bring a blanket. You’ll need it.

Eight Things New Writers Need To Know, from WritersOfTheFuture.com

3 Your Job Is To Tell Your Stories

Too many talented young writers waste time writing fan fiction (such as stories set in the universes of  Stargate Atlantis or  Star Trek: Voyager). This is a waste of time; worse, it’s a  seductive waste of time, because they get all sorts of feedback praising their “skillful handling” of the characters, which makes them think they’re much better writers than they really are (since creating your own memorable characters, not aping someone else’s, is a key part of a writer’s job).

Once you start publishing, you may be offered the chance to write a media tie-in; don’t do that, either. Your job is to establish  your  name; you are branding yourself in a competitive marketplace, and you do that by telling unique, original stories about characters and events you’ve devised while exploring issues that you are passionate about. Many experienced writers of media tie-ins do so under pseudonyms—precisely because they don’t want the association with hack work to taint their own original writing. And, for Pete’s sake, don’t even think about  starting  your career with a media tie-in; they are  not  entry-level work in this field; rather, they are dead ends. No, to launch your career, write your own wholly original first novel. But be aware that… [to be continued with the next newsletter]

https://www.writersofthefuture.com/eight-things-new-writers-need-to-know/

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