Silence of the Lambs, What Lies Beneath, When Harry Met Sally, Tommy Boy, I Am Legend
Television
Amazing Race, The Apprentice, The Medium, CSI
Books
Fiction and non-fiction. My favorite books are: Silence of the Lambs, by Thomas Harris; Whispers, by Dean Koontz; The Stand (once I saw the movie), by Stephen King; Carrion Comfort, by Dan Simmons; When the Ghost Screams, by Leslie Rule; Dynamic Characters, by Nancy Kress; On Writing, by Stephen King; Blessings in Disguise, by Barbara Rommer
I grew up in Silicon Valley, tried to leave when I moved out, and eventually came full circle. My primary interests are computer graphics, book design, and writing.
I've been writing fiction since 1997, mostly ghost stories. I love technology, especially blogging, which has allowed me to meet many interesting people online. Visit my blog for more information about my books and design work.
My family dreads it when I spot a bookstore, for good reason. I will spend hours in any given bookstore, if given the chance.
I've had a penchant for ghost stories ever since I could remember. Anyone out there remember Creature Feature? I saw my first horror movie when I was thirteen, when my aunt took me to see Friday the 13th and Prophecy. Of course we just HAD to go to a campsite for a family reunion that year!
I didn't really become interested in ghosts or the afterlife until I lost my grandfather. Organized religion did nothing but confuse me. So I turned to books written by Betty Edie, John Edward, and Barbara Rommer. Rommer's book turned out to be my favorite on the subject because I didn't believe that everyone experience chariots and angels after they died.
It wasn't until I lost one of my brothers that I began to write novels and short stories. Writing became my outlet and an obsession that my family has endured for the past decade. My first story was about a serial killer. This manuscript never saw the light of day for several reasons.
Shortly after I had published my first short story, I began to write a story that I eventually called Prosperity. Is death really an escape from all of our problems? Is there a Heaven and a Hell? Or, are we forced to face and deal with the problems that we avoided in life? These were the questions that kept pervading my mind as I worked out the plot for this novel.
Amanda Thorne is an embattled clairvoyant, who refuses to believe in God or the afterlife, even when the ghost of her murdered husband confronts her from his grave. More ghosts confront her when she finds herself stranded in a tiny town in Arizona.
Two of them mistake her for a prominent woman who was murdered 79 years ago. One of them wants to avenge him for the murder, and the other wants to kill her all over again. She and her misplaced deputy friend must uncover the truth about the murder before history repeats itself.
Hey Deborah! Merry Christmas to you too! The family and I are doing good over here, its really really cold it was -1 the other day. Hope you all are doing good, take care. Raquel ;0)
Hi Debbie! Yes, I'm also glad we made it safely :0 ) I will surely keep in touch with you! ...How is work? How the gals doing? Is thom bugging you, lol! Take Care, Raquel
Yup, it has been snowing off and on for the past week or so. It usually only snows up here about twice a year. This winter as been unexpectedly harsh...
Hey Deborah! I'm actually not Steve, just a fan promoting his book. You can find the link directing you to his official myspace on my page. Thanks by stopping by!
I am on chapter two of your book and I love it. It is very well written and I am so invested to see what happens next. Very impressive! I love all of the San Jose references.
