The last edit is finished and Moonstruck is complete. The good guys were triumphant as the bad guys met defeat. Ned had an adventure and writing it was fun, but I’ve got that empty feeling, now that it’s said and done. I guess I might be lonely for fictitious Ednalee and Ned and Pat and Jackie–they were all a part of me.
They sit before the fireplace as the book draws to its end; they’re happy and contented, each one is a dear friend. But what it took to get there, well! I could’t sleep at night with all the wicked happenings, and that moon so full and bright.
Moonstruck has lots of horses and Ned takes a ride on one. Her purpose is a quite gruesome, but the ride itself is fun. There is, of course, an old house and Ned admires it so, but by the story’s ending, that house brings naught but woe.
The underlying reason for every evil deed is a deep desire for money and an awful, bitter greed. The bad guys stop at nothing; they are vicious, they are mean, and their total lack of pity is the worst Ned’s ever seen.
Although the book is finished, I’d like to think there’s more–a new adventure waiting just beyond Ned’s creaking door. An author and her characters and yes, her readers too, seem part of every mystery, and when the cozy’s through, there’s a strange and vacant feeling like parting from a friend, and I feel a little empty when a story has to end.
Author’s Note: Moonstruck and Murderous isn’t quite ready for publication, but that day is coming. The final edit is with the publisher; the cover picture is on its way, and hopefully, this spring the third Ned McNeil cozy mystery will make its debut. It’s an exciting time, but also a little sad, like parting from a bunch of friends I’ve come to know and love. If you haven’t read the two previous Ned McNeil cozy mysteries, let me say that they are all on Amazon, just waiting for you. Happy reading!
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