Thank you so much, Fresh Fiction, for having me here today. It’s such a pleasure to talk with your readers once again! My publisher will be giving away 2 copies of my latest release, THE LADY OF THE STORM, to a couple of lucky commenters today (U.S. & Canada mailing addresses only), and I’m looking forward to responding to the comments. A reader once told me “You paint pictures with words.” It surprised me, for I had never thought of my writing that way before, and I had to give some thought as to how I managed to do that for her. So I talked to several of my writer friends, asking them their process. I was amazed to find that we all did it differently (okay, keep in mind, this was years ago when I was still new to even being around other writers). One gal told me she would write during commercials of her favorite TV show. Another other said she wrote while her kids were at ballet or ball practice. Another said she’d hide in her bedroom and bar the door to write. One used a very detailed outline, knowing each step her character would take. Another…