Full Sail – Page 3 – Annie DeMoranville

Work Wednesday: Cover Reveal

painting of a woman in long dress, big hat, arm full of flowers, standing next to a Harlequin Great Dane

After a few weeks of back and forth, we have a final cover for Full Sail. I’m very excited about it. But I’m more excited that today I am writing the Mulholland scene, the last big scene before the book wraps. I can see the epilogue from here.

Now for the cover reveal:

Work Wednesday: Dreams and Creativity

Old convertible parked on overlook, looking out at LA lights at night

I went to bed the other night, knowing how the last two chapters of FULL SAIL were going to play out, or so I thought. When I woke up, everything had changed.

One of the curves on Mulholland Drive in daylight

This line was running through my head.:

I thought it would be fun to take Mulholland Drive back to the hotel. Instead, it almost killed me.

I was toying with some type of scenic drive on Mulholland Drive. I mean, would my gal TJ really be driving a sporty Porsche and not take the iconic drive? I think not. And wouldn’t it be much more thrilling if that drive became a life-or-death endeavor?

Curve signs on Mulholland Drive — Photo by JOHN LOESING

And that’s how we got here…or will once I map out the details. Don’t worry, I’ll put the pedal to the metal… (I’ll see myself out now).

Work Wednesday: We Have a Cover

I would LOVE to reveal the cover for the third book in the TJ Wilde Trilogy, FULL SAIL. We spent most of last week working on it. But while we’ve finalized almost everything, there are still some small tweaks.

As a tease, here is the photo I took that we are using for the cover:

That’s the Venice Fishing Pier, and it plays a big role in the book. And here is what LFern did with that photo to begin the cover work:

Impressionist version of Venice dock at sunrise

I thought the cover she did for Underway was stunning, this one is equally stunning and can’t wait for the reveal. She is so very talented, and I’m lucky to have her doing my covers. Stay tuned…

Work Wednesday: A Little Bit Everyday

Kitchen cupboards with new black tile on the soffits

The refreshing of the kitchen/dining areas is coming along nicely. Painting is done but for one wall and that one pesky chair. I need to take it apart, and it will seem less arduous to complete.

Work Wednesday:Process

I don’t have a set way to approach my books. Some chapters run like movies in my head, and I write them down. Others, I have to outline before I can even begin.

I often worry about my process. Because I know authors who map out their entire book with outlines, note cards pinned to bulletin boards, or notebooks filled with clippings and handwritten chapters. My experience is a bit more haphazard.