Neuro…What? That’s what I said when my doctor told me I had Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) in 2012. It didn’t seem like such a big deal. After all, I felt fine and wasn’t really having any symptoms that I knew of. But I was wrong—really wrong! It was a big deal. So what exactly is […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Lillian Duncan’s main character takes over
Authors may tell you how characters seem to spring to life independently. This happened with Chrysalis (AKA Chryssie), whom I first met in a short story I wrote for my blog. I named her Chrysalis because I wanted to incorporate the symbolism of a caterpillar and a butterfly into the story. And since a chrysalis […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Lillian Duncan and her suspenseful Christmas story
Christmas will be here before you know it! Time to get in the mood and I know just the way to do that—Christmas-themed novels. At first glance fast-paced suspense novels and Christmas wouldn’t seem to mix, but let me assure you they do. I love the challenge of finding a way to mix suspense into […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Lillian Duncan gets story ideas in many places …
Where do you get your ideas? Is this book based on your life? Those are two questions I get asked often. My answer: I should hope not since I write suspense and mystery novels. Let me assure you, I’ve never had to run for my life nor hunt down a killer. And I’m pretty sure if […]
Behind the Scenes: Origins of the crime-fighting speech pathologist character by author Lillian Duncan
Deadly Intent is book 2 in my Deadly Communications series. It features Maven Morris, a speech pathologist who has a knack for getting into trouble—deadly trouble. In Deadly Intent, Maven takes on the foster care of a young boy, abandoned in a park. She hasn’t got a clue how that decision is going to impact […]
How an obituary motivated Lillian Duncan to become a writer
As with most writers, I always loved books. I suppose somewhere deep inside, I could admit I wanted to be a writer but never did anything about it. I guess I thought someone would come knocking on my door and ask me to write a book. That never happened. As I was nearing my fortieth […]