Dating Maggie Excerpt I

Maggie sat up straight and licked her front teeth. There was no gloss present. She was positioned in front of a camera perched on a pile of books.

I’m attempting to make my first video dating diary or vlog as they say.

She cleared her throat dramatically and let out a long breath.

This morning I got some bad news.

The actress moved off camera to check and see if she’d remembered to press record. She had. Editing would take care of her off camera flub up.

Patrick is in a coma. His sister called me back when she heard the messages that I’d left on his phone.

She tucked her hair behind her ears.

I guess it’s true that the shower is one of the top places to have an accident.

She paused dramatically, contemplating what she’d say next.

It looks like now I’ll be flying solo at mytwenty-fifth birthday dinner tonight. And date number two with this very promising guy is now cancelled…indefinitely

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Writing Inspiration

I just answered this reader question over at Goodreads and thought I would post my answer here as well. If you write, what inspires you? How do you get inspired to write? M.J. GreenwayThere are so many times when I'm inspired by something I've read or watched on TV. For example, I remember reading Gone Girl and yearning to be able to one day write a book that well crafted.
That said, most of the writing time isn't about inspiration, it's just about writing most days and seeing where you get. I write an outline and start with a few characters and conflicts and an idea for an ending. As days pass, more details occur to me and snowball into a full fledged story over time. Walks or bike rides can help too.
For my romantic mysteries, Sarah Starting Over and Greyson Starting Over, I wanted to write about parenting and grief and my friend urged me to write about a disabled character. Because of my childhood love of Murder She Wrote, I also wanted to try my hand and writing a mys…

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