by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 7, 2016 | My Publishing Journey
In Part 1 of this “What’s in a Name” series, I shared the inspiration behind the names of four of the major characters in The Hanged Man’s Noose. Part 2 is dedicated to Skeletons in the Attic. Here goes: Calamity (Callie) Barnstable...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 24, 2016 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
Do you ever wonder how authors come up with their character names? I suspect the answer is different for every author. For this author, the answer is “it depends.” So without further ado, here are a few of my characters’ names from my debut mystery...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 8, 2016 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
For those of you who don’t “know” me, I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto has grown in leaps and bounds since I left at the age of 23, but even back then, it was a big city with subways and traffic gridlock (the Don Valley...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 25, 2016 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
Regular readers of my blog know that I have been very honest about my publishing journey, starting with my very first post The First Cut is the Deepest. Part of that journey has required marketing, something I had virtually no experience with before embarking on this...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 4, 2016 | My Publishing Journey
One of the most difficult things for an author to do is ask another author to read the ARC of their latest release. (ARC Stands for Advanced Reading Copy, a PDF that is as yet unedited by the publisher’s assigned editor, and has yet to go through the final...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 4, 2016 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
July 4, 2008: I’m sitting in the waiting room of the Southlake Regional Health Care Centre in Newmarket, Ontario, my husband, Mike, by my side. My Golden Retriever at the time, Copper, is at home, probably pacing. He always was an intuitive dog. My cancer...
