Sadie Jay

January is a horrible month for me. I can't do anything outside because of the weather, and I suffer from sun-deprivation depression, so all I want to do is eat and sleep. Last year at this time I was on a cruise-- sunshine and peaceful blue. I wish I could afford to do that every year! The Headphones series takes place over the course of a year and The House is not only a building--in some ways, it's a side character with a sentience  of its own. From book 1, In From The Cold , it's early February and Scoey has just moved in and is exploring: Eventually, his explorations led him to a small parlor at the back of the building and the weight of the empty rooms pushed down on him as he gazed out the big bay window. He hadn’t bothered to turn on a lamp. It wasn’t needed as the snow reflected the muted light coming from the grey sky, casting enough of a glow for him to see everything clearly. Most of the first floor had been remodeled but this small room was still pa...

It's raining. A lot. We have flash-flood warnings and our yard is under water. It's been unseasonable warm, which is probably a blessing--I'd hate for this to all be snow! So, in keeping, I've picked a snippet that involves rain. (The road in front of our house. I'm going to need a canoe.) Headphones is the story of a group of friends, and one of the couples is Bets and Richard. They've had a "friends with benefits" relationship for nearly five years, but it's gradually beginning to change. Taken from the second book in the series, Sunshine Smile , they've taken their first vacation together and got trapped by heavy rain: The trip had been nice; a sunny room overlooking a beach with hours spent walking in the sand with the foamy surf rolling over their bare feet. Sometimes they talked and sometimes they were comfortably silent; two people getting to know each other in a way they never had before. But, in a way, Bets treasured most...

I don't make New Year's resolutions because I don't need the disappointment when I can't manage to keep them. But having said that, I'm making an effort to get organized. I started seriously writing in 2014 and I'm determined to make this the year I start publishing. So I spent January 1st building a website and updating my Blogger. I'm hitting the Headphones edits hard. And I've talked to an artist about covers for the trilogy. If I have a resolution, it's to be brave! Peppercorn is still my #1 writing companion. He's just not so small, anymore. For this week's snippet--every story needs a villain. In the Headphones trilogy, Annalise gets that privilege while Crissy is her unknowing accomplice: Annalise threw her purse down and stared at Crissy, as if she’d arranged their great downfall. In whatever form that downfall might take. “Marcus says she’s sleeping with him!” Annalise spat out.  Crissy wondered if she was missin...