I'm excited to share that my short thriller screenplay, Stalked is an Official Selection at this month's Gothamite Monthly Film Awards. #scriptsky

I’m watching The Three Musketeers movie (1993). I’m telling myself it’s research for a sword fighting scene I’m writing to justify watching, and I’ve come up with two additions for the scene. It’s one of my favorite movies. ⚔️ #writesky #scriotsky

This year's totals: wrote one screenplay, two novels, and read 41 books. The chart shows 39 read, but the Goodreads web site says 41. 🤷 #scriptsky #booksky

Merry Witchmas from myself and Julian and Amber from my book and screenplay, The Witch’s Descendant.🎄#scriptsky #booksky

It's too late to order paperback books for Christmas, but not ebooks. All of my novels are available in various ebook formats. Merry Christmas. #booksky #murdermystery #ebooks bit.ly/3sIUsBl

When I went to bed Friday night, I came up with a couple ideas to meet my word count for the book I was writing. Last night, I finished that book. As per my usual routine, I'll let it sit for awhile and then will start on the edits, hoping that I don't have to cut too many words. #writesky #booksky

I need at least 600 more words to meet my word count to finish the book I'm writing and my mind in blank. 😡🤬🤷 #writesky

Time is running out to get my murder mystery, Exposure, a Coyote Canyon Mystery, delivered by Amazon before Christmas. Don't wait. Get a copy for the reader on your list today. #readsky #murdermystery #Colorado bit.ly/4khN44H

I've read 27 books this year, with probably one more before the end of the year. This is my list for best and worst of them in 2025. #booksky

Late night writing session last night, or should I say early morning. ✍️💻🕰️ #writesky

Whether it’s scripts or books, this where I sometimes read. I love my purple lights. 🎬📖💜 #booksky #scriptsky

I'm plotting a new book today (no title yet) while watching football. It's not going well for either the game or the book. 🏈✍️☹️ #booksky

I finally got my new bookcase organized. I still have the top shelf to fill and, believe me, it won’t take long. 😁📚💵😮☹️ #booksky

I submitted one of my romance novels to a producer once that was looking for a book-to-film project. It spanned from Thanksgiving to Valentines Day. They said they liked the plot, but Hallmark would never go for that long time period. I’ve been working to shorten it for a screenplay. #scriptchat

I’m almost ready to type The End on the romantasy I’m writing. I’m giving myself a deadline of Dec. 31 to finish, but tonight I’m going to start the outline of the next one in the series. I’m on chapter 3 of the third Coyote Canyon Mystery. During all of that, I’m reading a 1000 page novel. #booksky

Do you have a reader on your holiday gift list that loves mysteries? Why not give them a murder...mystery. All of my books can be read as stand-a-lone books and are available at several online stores. #booksky 📚🎁📦 carolpre.blogspot.com/p/book-links...

I had a great day at a Holiday Book Fair today. It was fun and I sold a lot of books. #booksky #writesky

I'm taking a step back from screenwriting for a while. Even though I've won or placed in competitions, I've had no interest whatsoever in my scripts. I feel guilty writing them when I should be working on my books, where at least I make a little money. I'll likely be back sooner or later. #scriptsky

This is a wonderful convention that I never miss. It’s my honor to be included as a screenwriter. #scriptsky

It’s weird to not be reading a book tonight. Today, I finished The Coven by Harper L. Woods, but I don’t want to start a new one because Brimstone by Callie Hart comes out on Tuesday and I’m really looking forward to that one. #booksky

I needed a change of scenery to get over a rough spot in my book, so I spent a couple hours at Starbucks this afternoon. It worked. #writesky

I've been working so hard every day trying to get my romantic fantasy novel finished that I find myself not wanting to work on it at all now. So, I'm taking a break from it and will finish the screenplay I started last month. #scriptsky

Is it 1692 all over again? When a millionaire's daughter is found hanging from a tree in the Mystic, Mass cemetery, witchcraft is suspected. After another murder occurs, Detective Nathan Perry is assigned the case and works tirelessly to find who's committing the murders. #booksky amzn.to/3CWvOQj

While not really Halloween books, these two books from my Nathan Perry Mystery Series do fit the season fairly well. Nathan Perry's murder investigations pull him into an unfamiliar world rife with lies, deceit, magic, witchcraft, and lore to find the killers. amzn.to/2S9mZxn #booksky #writesky

Five days ago, from the look of my editing notes, I thought I was making progress on getting my newest book finished. As you can see, I was wrong. 😮✍️📓 #writesky #booksky

Not too bad, but I was low on books since I forgot to order more after my last event. Regardless, I’m very happy with my sales today. It went well. #booksky #writesky

I’m heading to a local holiday craft fair to sell my books today. I usually have good sales there and am looking forward to today. 🤞 #booksky #writesky

I love it when I get to the end of my editing notes because that means I'm almost finished with the first draft of a book. #writesky #booksky

I love writing on rainy days. 🌧️

I'm honored to announce my screenplay, The Witch's Descendant, has been selected as a nominee of the Chicago Women Film Fest in association with the Chicago Women Film Institute. Winners to be announced later this month. 🤞 #scriptsky

There I am again. I'm happy to say I have never missed one of their conventions. Best one I attend every year. ❤️

I thought I had given up on writing a horror script at around page 30. Then, an idea💡popped into my head. This morning, I cut and slashed (no pun intended, who am I kidding, it was fully intended) and got it down to 20 pages. Now, I can enter it into Killer Shorts. #scriptsky

I found out today that the romance writers group I belong to is holding a Bridgerton themed Ball in December. I'm so excited. OMG, I need to go shopping! 💃👗👠❤️ #booksky #writesky

#Spectember update. I’ve written 98 pages this month on 2 screenplays, 40 pages on the current romance. I likely won’t ever finish the horror, but I’m rolling right along on the romance. If I can do 10 pages a day, I can finish it by the end of the month. 🤞 #scriptsky

This is my favorite convention to attend each year. I can't wait for 2026.

I’ve written 58 pages for #Spectember. I’m at the end of my outline and will spend the next several days getting that outline finished so I can continue with the writing. I’m still happy with what I’ve written. ❤️ #scriptsky

I finished Shield of Sparrows today. Best book for me so far this year. I immensely enjoyed it and am looking forward to book 2. #booksky

I didn't make it to the second round of AFF, but from what I've seen on here, I'm still in good company. Congrats to those who did advance.

Today, I was thrown under the bus by someone I thought was a good friend. I’m was both embarrassed and devastated. I ended up working on rewrites of a book to calm myself. That book always makes me feel better. Back to my script tomorrow. #scriptsky #writesky

#Spectember update. I give up. No, not on Spectember, but on writing a horror script. It was a challenge to write and I simply cannot do it. So, I have switched to working on a romance that I started about a year ago and it's absolutely rolling along. Total pages on it is at 18 + 42 of the horror=50

#Spectember update. I had a very busy day yesterday, so no writing. I don't know why, but I woke up this morning with a very sore ankle. Thanks to that, no gym today, so hopefully lots of writing on both of my projects. #scriptsky

Sometimes, the writing just doesn't happen. I've been sitting at my desk for about 20 minutes, staring at my screen. I taking today off from #Spectember. #scriptsky

Day 8 of #Spectember. I managed to finish six pages again today on my screenplay, totally 37 so far this month. Six pages seem to be the maximum for me before my mind starts wandering. #scriptsky

#Spectember Day 7. I took today off from working on my screenplay and wrote on my novel instead. I needed the break. #scriptsky

#Spectember day 6. Still on a roll by completing six more pages. I’m up to 31 pages now. With it being Saturday, I should have done more, but I’m working on a book, too. #scriptsky

My win is that I’ve completed 25 pages so far on a horror/thriller screenplay for #Spectember. I’ve never written horror before. #scriptchat

Day 5 of #Spectember. Six more pages today, totaling 25 so far. I’m moving right along. Loving this. #scriptsky 😊

#Spectember day 4. Not a productive day with going to the gym, running errands, and doing chores. Only three pages written today, totally 19 pages for the month. Even with only three pages today, I'm still happy with what I've written. #scriptsky

Day 3 of #Spectember. I wrote six pages today for a total of 16 so far. #scriptsky 🙂

My #Spectember Day 2 numbers were better today, especially after only getting four hours of sleep last night. 😴 Today, I was able to get six pages written. That make a total of 10 so far on this screenplay. I'm still liking my plot, but it's about to get ugly. 😱🎬 #scriptsky #horror #thriller