GALLERY & POV NOTE

New Note on POV:  

Oh, the excitement of beginning a top-to-bottom edit of my latest! . . . except I soon discovered it was a perfect illustration of how to break all those rules mentioned in my articles on Point of View. Not that I didn't admit breaking them, but oh-so-blatantly . . . ?

The Prologue is totally  "Tell instead of Show," (rather than follow the rule of "Show, don't Tell"). The main part of the book begins in the POV of a secondary character. I used multiple POVs, changing POVs without so much as a single space between the paragraphs! And it's possible the hero gets to express his POV more than the heroine! 

Naughty me. But I'm not sure how else I could have told the tale of a Regency warrior with what we'd call PTSD, a widowed marchioness, and five resident phantoms representing a thousand years of British history. 

I'm clearly not going to make the hoped-for pub date of June 30, but soon after you should have an opportunity to judge my transgressions for yourself when, hopefully, you read The Stone Soldier and the Lady. 

GALLERY 

I've been saving a number of photos for a Featured Gallery. The first, a true surprise. On Tuesday night at our annual Choir Dinner, I'm sitting across from our Choir Director when he announces he has an award to give out, and while I'm wondering who the recipient is, he says, "For Grace," and hands me a fancy tissue-papered bag with an absolutely splendid plaque inside. The occasion—I resigned this year from my long-time efforts as Choir Librarian.

 

Near Sarasota, FL - pic by Paul Dellegato, Fox 13

 

 

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Sunset, Sarasota, 6/25. Paul Delegatto, Fox 13

 

I lived 25 years in Venice, FL (20 miles south of Sarasota), and always love it when a good pic pops up on Facebook. Below, two sunset beauties taken this month by Christopher Suckow (presumably drone shots).

 

 And on to Politics . . .

Titled:  "Heedless"

 

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 Featured Book:

 Since my years in Venice, FL, are mentioned above, I've chosen Death by Marriage as this week's featured book. This contemporary mystery is not only set in Venice, it features a costume shop—something I know a lot about as I ran one for three years in Venice, creating 80% of the costumes myself. Sadly, I was branded as a Regency author way back when, and my contemporary mysteries see little traffic. I'd really appreciate it if you take a peek at this mystery. I can absolutely guarantee the setting is authentic! Hopefully, the mystery intriguing as well.

Costume designers are not detectives. But when a customer ends up dead in Gwyn Halliday's best Santa suit and a senior friend is threatened, what's a girl to do? And besides, a bit of investigation might promote a better acquaintance with the hunky new police chief, not to mention reestablish an old acquaintance with a friend suffering from PTSD, who now needs her as much as she needs him. 

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Grace (Blair Bancroft)