Got a great review for my humorous romantic suspense novel, ROMAN CIRCUS!
"When Harmony Jane Jones loses her cat, her car, her job and her boyfriend, all within the space of a week, she does what any 20-something woman would do. She runs away and joins the circus.
Check it out!
http://www.manicreaders.com/index.cfm?disp=reviews&bookid=6913
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
New ebook on writing Mysteries!
Dying to write a mystery novel but not sure how to start? "How to Write a Mystery" is the book for you. With over 30 years of experience in writing and publishing mysteries, Carlene has set up some simple steps to get you started and keep you going until you type, “the end.” Chapter one of "How to Write a Mystery" shows how you start to write using an Intriguing beginning to draw your reader in. Chapter two of How to Write a Mystery shows you proper manuscript format to get you started. Chapter Three gives you the building blocks of your novel. Chapter Four shows you how to plan your book, including an inciting incident, plot points and that all important dark moment. Chapter Five goes over character development and how to make your people come alive on the page. Chapter six of covers the five senses and how to use them to enrich your story. Chapter seven of "How to Write a Mystery" covers editing, rewriting and everything it takes to get your novel ready for market.
"How to Write a Mystery" now available at: www.amazon.com
"How to Write a Mystery" now available at: www.amazon.com
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
New Horror story now available!!!
Before I started writing mysteries....and romance.....and humor.....and, well, everything, I wrote horror stories! I know, I know and I look like such a nice lady! Anyhow, I just posted my favorite, Like Magic, on amazon. I tried to make it FREE but the gremlins wouldn't let me! Good ahead, spend a buck and read my story. I like you'll like it!!! Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Like+Magic+by+Carlene+Rae+Dater
Please come back and leave a comment to let me know how you liked (LOVED) it!
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Like+Magic+by+Carlene+Rae+Dater
Please come back and leave a comment to let me know how you liked (LOVED) it!
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Series mysteries - like them? Or hate them?
Well, I'm disappointed. Here's what happened.
I found out that Linda Fairstein had published another book, number 14, in her popular Alex Cooper series. I ran to the library and put my name on the waiting list. Oh, the excitement! I've read all of the books in her series, and while I thought some were better than others, I generally liked them all.
I only had to wait a few days when I got an email notice that the book, Night Watch was waiting for me at the library. The instant I got home, I started reading the book. What a disappointment! Alex is in France visiting her lover, Luc. The beginning just did not grab me. Yes, there's a dead body but....I never really got excited about it. There is a lot of talk about food, restaurants, eating, more food....blah, blah, blah. Dare I say it? The book was boring. I only read about 40 pages and stopped.
The main reason I've loved Fairstein's novels is the interaction among Alex, Mike and Mercer. Now I'm sure they all get together later in the book, but I was not sufficiently interested to continue on and find out. Another thing Fairstein does is take one aspect of New York City and weave it into the novel. You can tell she's done a lot of research and I really enjoy that aspect.
Sadly I'll be returning Night Watch to the library, unread. I see this all too often in series books - the author runs out of ideas, steam, energy or something. I used to LOVE the Stephanie Plumb books by Janet Evanovich but the last three or four have been terrible. I no longer bother to read them.
So, what do you think about series books? I really want to know, because I have the first book in a series coming out in February, 2013! It's called, Not for Sale and I'll tell you more about it closer to the publication date.
So, leave a comment - let's chat.
I found out that Linda Fairstein had published another book, number 14, in her popular Alex Cooper series. I ran to the library and put my name on the waiting list. Oh, the excitement! I've read all of the books in her series, and while I thought some were better than others, I generally liked them all.
I only had to wait a few days when I got an email notice that the book, Night Watch was waiting for me at the library. The instant I got home, I started reading the book. What a disappointment! Alex is in France visiting her lover, Luc. The beginning just did not grab me. Yes, there's a dead body but....I never really got excited about it. There is a lot of talk about food, restaurants, eating, more food....blah, blah, blah. Dare I say it? The book was boring. I only read about 40 pages and stopped.
The main reason I've loved Fairstein's novels is the interaction among Alex, Mike and Mercer. Now I'm sure they all get together later in the book, but I was not sufficiently interested to continue on and find out. Another thing Fairstein does is take one aspect of New York City and weave it into the novel. You can tell she's done a lot of research and I really enjoy that aspect.
Sadly I'll be returning Night Watch to the library, unread. I see this all too often in series books - the author runs out of ideas, steam, energy or something. I used to LOVE the Stephanie Plumb books by Janet Evanovich but the last three or four have been terrible. I no longer bother to read them.
So, what do you think about series books? I really want to know, because I have the first book in a series coming out in February, 2013! It's called, Not for Sale and I'll tell you more about it closer to the publication date.
So, leave a comment - let's chat.
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