Writers Helping Writers
The community of writers is close knit, supportive, and encouraging, and I’m proud to be a part of it. I am terribly grateful to have received wonderful advice, blurbs, and encouragement from many writers, some I’ve never actually met. I’m also glad to have passed on the legacy to other writers. This business of writing has its travails: solitude, promotion, business issues, sales numbers, balancing life with work, agents who don’t do their job, editors who leave us stranded…oh, yes, this life work that we have chosen—actually it chooses us—isn’t easy. The joys, though, make it all worthwhile. When a scene comes together in perfection; when we finish a book; when we get lost in our own story; and when our book becomes a reality, sitting on bookshelves everywhere. Our dream come true! There are booksignings, meeting fans and booksellers, hearing from readers who rave about our story. What happiness!
So I cannot imagine how something like discovering you have cancer just before your book comes out would feel. How the chemo would drain your joy and energy and keep you from getting out there and experiencing your dream. This is what happened to Patry Francis. And in the spirit of the writing community, the International Thriller Writers (www.thrillerwriters.org) has put the call out for her fellow authors to take up the slack and post about her book today. I don’t know Patry personally, but I know her heart. I know that her soul lies in words and people and her heart aches to touch others with those words. So, in a way, she is kin. I have not read her book yet, but I will. And not because I should, just to be nice and all. It sounds absolutely fascinating, the kind of morality tale that’s so fun to sink my teeth into.
So I introduce you to The Liars Diary:
What would you do if your best friend was murdered—and your teenaged son was accused of the crime? How far would you go to protect him? How many lies would you tell? Would you dare to admit the darkest truths—even to yourself?
Jeanne Cross is an ordinary suburban wife and mother with a seemingly “perfect” life when Ali Mather arrives on the scene, breaking all the rules and breaking hearts. Almost against her will, Jeanne is drawn to this powerfully seductive woman, a fascination that soon begins to infect Jeanne’s husband as well as their teenaged son, Jamie.
Though their friendship seems unlikely and even dangerous to their mutual acquaintances, Ali and Jeanne are connected by deep emotional needs, vulnerabilities and long-held secrets that Ali has been privately recording in her diary.
The diary also holds the key to something darker. Though she can’t prove it, Ali is convinced someone has been entering her house when she is not at home-and not with the usual intentions. What this burglar wants is nothing less than a piece of Ali’s soul.
When Ali is found murdered, there are many suspects; but the evidence against Jamie Cross is overwhelming. Jeanne’s personal probing leads her to the question none of us would ever want to face. What comes first: our loyalty to family—or the truth?”
Doesn’t it sound juicy? Check it out at http://www.amazon.com/Liars-Diary-Patry-Francis/dp/0452289157/ref=ed_oe_p. You can read Patry’s journey at her blog: http://simplywait.blogspot.com/
Happy reading!
Tina