And the Winner is...

Donnell Bell has selected a winner of a copy of THE PAST CAME HUNTING.

Congratulations to Janet Kerr

Email Donnell at bellson (at)comcast (dot) net to claim your prize.

Happy Reading.

And the Winners Are ...

Thanks so much to everyone who entered my giveaway contest. I forgot to count as I crammed the books into the box, but I think there are at least 15 that will be on their way to 

Kathy Crouch!

Congratulations, Kathy, and I hope you'll find some books in there that you'll enjoy.

(I still have some books on my shelf that didn't fit, so there might be another contest. And there's an exclusive contest in my newsletter, so if you haven't read yours yet, be sure to check it out.)

And, the ARC of ROOTED IN DANGER goes to Newsletter subscriber (and frequent blog visitor) ...

Karen C!

Congratulations, Karen, and I hope you'll enjoy your advance look at Fozzie's story.

Again, Thanks to all!

Giveaway #2 Winner

My random number generator selected Elizabeth Main as the winner of my second giveaway. Congratulations. Next giveaway will be at 400 followers--almost there and/or 20 new newsletter subscribers. (To subscribe, go to my website and fill out the form)

Giveaway #1 Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered. My random number generation has spoken. The winner of a selection of books from my overflow shelf is Dee Bibb. Dee, your prize will be on its way to you.

Don't forget - there will be more giveaways, so tell your friends to follow the blog, like the blog, sign up for my newsletter on my website, and share photos and recipes.

And the Winner is ...

Lynn Rush's random number generator selected Diane Craver as the winner of a copy of Wasteland. Congratulations, Diane, and thanks to all for leaving comments. Diane, email Lynn at
lynnrush (at) cox (dot) net to claim your prize.

And the Winner is ...

The winner of a copy of Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames is Jackie Griffey.

Jackie, be sure to email Avery at avery (at) averyaames (dot) com with your address so she can send you the book!

Thanks to all who entered, and especially to Avery for being my first recipe guest blogger.

And the Winner is ...

Thanks to everyone who commented on last Thursday's post. My random number generator has selected chrissymunder as the winner.

Chrissy, please email me at bookstore (at) terryodell (dot) com to arrange for your prize, a download of Finding Sarah.

And the Winner is ...

The winner of Ellis Vidler's giveaway, a download of Haunting Refrain, is

Urban Milkmaid!

Congratulations! Email Ellis at ellis (at) ellisvidler (dot) com to arrange to get your prize. And thanks to everyone who commented.

And The Winner Is ...

The winner of Sarah Grimmm's book, NOT WITHOUT RISK, is ... KAREN!

Karen, email Sarah at Sarah (at) Sarahgrimm (dot) com to arrange to get your prize. Thanks to all who entered.

And don't forget, I'm running my monthly contest, and there are only a few days left to enter. Click the contest tab above for details.

And The Winner Is ...

The winner of a signed proof copy of SEPARATION ANXIETY from Jenyfer Matthews is ... LAURI

Congratulations - you'll have to email Jenyfer to arrange to get your prize.

And thanks to all for your comments.

And the Winner Is...

The lucky winner of Laverne Clark's contest is ... Chris Eboch. Chris, you should email LaVerne to make arrangements for getting your prize.

Thanks to all who entered. There will be more contests, so keep checking back.

And the Winner is...

The winner of March's "Follow Me" contest is Shirley. She wins an ARC of WHERE DANGER HIDES. There's a new contest for April, so be sure to check the Contest Tab. Thanks to all who entered.

And the Winner is ...

Maris Soule has used her random number generator to pick her winner. And the winner of the ARC of AS THE CROW FILES ... is ... Annette Briggs. Congratulations. Annette has been notified, and her prize is on its way.

Speaking of contests, there's still time to win an ARC of WHERE DANGER HIDES. Click the contest tab.

And -- those of you checking in today get the jumps start on my next blog guest openings. I'm ready to schedule guests for Tuesdays in May, June, & July. Email me at blog at terryodell dot com if you'd like to schedule a slot, and I'll send you my guidelines.

And the Winner is...

Thanks to everyone for leaving comments on Carolyn's post. The winner of a copy of her book, THE BIG GRABOWSKI is Sharon Ervin.

Sharon - email Carolyn to claim your prize.

Congratulations!

The Winner Is..

The winner of Grace Elliot's book, A DEAD MAN'S DEBT, is Patricia Stoltey. Congratulations, Pat. Grace will be e-mailing you your prize.

Thanks to all who left comments. My guest next week has another giveaway, so be sure to check back.

The Winner Is

And the Winner Is ....

The winner of an autographed cover picture of What's in a Name? is Ciara. Thanks for commenting on my post. Send me your snail mail address, and I'll get it out as soon as I can.

And thanks to everyone for taking the time to leave a comment.

And The Winner Is...

The winner of Rebecca York's contest for a copy of Dragon Moon is ...

Maryann Miller.

Maryann, email your snail mail addres to rebecca (at) rebeccayork (dot) com with Subject: Winner of Terry Odell's Blog Contest.

Congratulations, Maryann, and thanks to all for stopping by and leaving comments.

We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Diana Donahoo who is the winner of my Smashwords contest. Thanks to all who participated.

Check the Contest Tab above for my next contest!

And the winner is...

Congrats to Susie Kline, who is the winner of a copy of When Danger Calls. Susie, email me at

terry at terryodell dot com

with your address, and I'll get your copy in the mail.

Non-Plotting Workshop, Phase 2

First, The winner of a download of Wynter Daniels' upcoming ebook is Wendy Marcus. Please email Wynter using the contact page on her website - http://WynterDaniels.com

Now, back to planning my workshop presentation.

From yesterday's post: this is my basic starting point for writing a romantic suspense, but it's not much different for any commercial fiction genre.

H/H trying to get on with their lives
They meet/interface/at cross purposes
Bad stuff happens
They fix it and have a HEA.

And then there's the character sketch GMC. (Goal, Motivation, Conflict) Their goals:

Randy wants to be a good cop.
Sarah wants to have a successful business.
Randy and Sarah want each other.

Continuing on: My next step will elaborate (very slightly) on some of the conflict potential in the book. Since this book is a sequel, most of the character back story was established, which cuts back on how much time I had to spend figuring out their basic personality traits.