Fiction

Synopsis for my solarpunk trilogy

I'm writing a synopsis of my novel for an agent query letter. It's going to go something like this: CHARACTER was STATUS until INCIDENT and now he must GOAL or else CONSEQUENCE. How's this: Living on the scenic peninsula of Door County, Wisconsin, engineer Jim Morgen isn’t expecting a visitor... Read more →

Do these titles make my books look big? (Would love feedback!)

Got feedback on my working titles? Alternate suggestions most welcome! I've divided my Emissary book into three standalone novels and am starting to compose query letters to literary agents. I'm trying to telegraph through my titles that my midwestern sci fi adventure story is funny-quirky (think Red Dwarf) yet not... Read more →

The Emissary book 1: Intro

(Updated, Nov 2023) Here's a sneak peek at chapter 1, book 1 of the unpublished Emissary trilogy. Book 1 is complete (currently seeking representation). Books 2 and 3 were complete, but my beta readers love a subplot I introduced into book 1 so much that I am now gleefully threading... Read more →

Meet Catherine Young, author of Geosmin, Nov 11, 2022

You don't have to be in Madison to hear Catherine Young's beautiful words this Nov 11th. Catherine is a treasured voice in my writer's critique group. I've delighted to get to know this wise and sensitive being over the past three years and am still learning who she is. A... Read more →

Meet a bunch of really interesting writers (plus me!) at Write On Door County Nov 5

even members of the Door County Published Author Collective will be available to talk with visitors about their books, writing process, and paths to publication. Today’s authors include Corey Geiger, Holly Phaneuf Erskine, Jane Hensge, Sue Jarosh, Erika Nelson, JK Palmer, and Judy Ann Ritter. The Door County Published Author Collective is a group of writers who live in or have significant ties to Door County and who have published creative works, either through traditional publishing or self-publishing. Read more →