For some most authors, writing a novel takes years. One day, you sit down at a blank computer screen and begin. And one day – sometime later on – your book is published. I began writing my book, MAKE THAT DEUX, several years ago. Now it’s available as a paperback…and an e-book. (Click on my HOME page above, or on BOOK, for buy links.)
The main character, Jenny Miles, lives in an apartment right on the beach, during her year as a student in the south of France.
La plage in France last summer, in front of the apartment building where I lived as a student in 1979-80
Next week, I’m heading to an American beach for Spring Break. I’m looking forward to the sunshine and gentle ocean breezes; a few clouds or showers won’t bother me, as long as they don’t stick around. But no matter what the weather, I’m ready for sand and salty air while reading writing my next paperback (or e-book).
A vrai dire (to tell the truth), I’ll be doing both, in between long walks on the beach.
I hope to finish the draft of my work-in-progress (a Suspense novel) in the next few weeks. Then it’s time to revise, ask for feedback, revise, edit, and – one day – publish. After that, I’ll begin to write another story I’ve outlined (and that I can’t wait to start), then finish the (unnamed) sequel to MAKE THAT DEUX.
Because “I want to be a Paperback Writer.”
Joyeuses Pâques! (Happy Easter!)
* “It was… short.” “I loved it.” – Jacob and Robert Marley in A Muppet Christmas Carol.
JULIA MCDERMOTT 
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