Glenys O'Connell, Author of Romantic Suspense and Mystery Novels

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*****Just added some new writing articles to the Free Writing Articles Page, culled from past blogs. Enjoy!*****

I've been pretty well missing in action over the last few months - but I've not been lazing around enjoying the lovely early spring - I wish!

Resort to Murder, my police procedural/romantic suspense from The Wild Rose press http://www.thewildrosepress.com/ shot up the Amazon.ca romantic suspense top 100 charts to #18. I was pretty thrilled about that, I can tell you!

Winters & Somers has been released as a print book and this Irish comedy/romantic suspense is available on Amazon.com and from several online & brick bookstores. My second English/Irish chicklit comedy, Marrying Money: Lady Diana's Story, is now up on the Red Rose Publishing Website as an ebook - http://www.redrosepublishing.com/ - and is a great mood lifting smile evoker for $2.99!

Since then I've been hard at work on four - yes, four - books: a detective/romantic suspense novel called Saving Maggie which should be on its way to the editor next week; a darker novel about crime, justice & love called Dark Revenge; a new departure for me, a women's lit. book entitled The Ladies' Swim Club, about four women who find mutual support at a time in their individual lives when they needed it the most; and last but equally exciting to me, a non-fiction book about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

You've probably heard about PTSD because of all the publicity surrounding the members of the military returning home from places like Afghanistan and trying to cope with this illness. But did you know that you don't have to be in a war zone to experience PTSD? Ordinary people who experience sudden, life threatening trauma, or long term abuse victims can also suffer from the symptoms of PTSD. More about this as I continue to research - I'll post my findings from time to time as part of the MindMatters section & blog.

So, now that I'm back, expect to see more bits of news, excerpts, chat, some writing articles and a couple of writing courses for free for those of you crazy enough to want to get into this business (just joking, I love it) and whatever else comes up. I also want to completly change the look of the website, but that requirea a lot more thinking and planning than I can manage right now.

It won't all happen overnight, of course, I still have work & family & writing and all the Real Life drama that eats into time for everyone, but I'll try and be a better Website Momma, honest! So drop by and visit often to see what's new.

I'll also have the results of the last contest, plus a new contest I'm sure you'll love, coming up in the next couple of months.

If you want to comment, of if you're interested in the writing course or any aspect of the subjects on my site, drop me an email at: mailto:glenysoconnell@msn.com (without the spaces) and I'll get back to you soonest.