Out of the dozens of times I did this, I only made it to the movie twice. Giving myself permission to leave alleviated the stress and I soon found myself engrossed in work. Then I'd pick a task and get going on it. I would pick a movie and give myself permission to go see it if I was still feeling the same way when it was time to leave to catch the next showing. If I was having a rough day, I would look in the paper to see what was playing. There was a multiplex theater just down the road. Unlike many jobs, I could make my own hours. The job was stressful, and I had days when I couldn't focus. But I do have a trick I invented back when I was in management. If I get stuck, I review what's happening in the story and how each of my characters are responding to it. If I get stuck, I review what's happening in the story and how each of my characters are respon …more For me, writer's block is not knowing what comes next. Newsome For me, writer's block is not knowing what comes next. The dogs are the only ones who like to listen.moreĬ.A. Her other interests include astrology, raw food and all forms of psychic phenomena. As an artist, she is best known for her New Leaf Global Good-Will Guerrilla Art Project. She enjoys creating community-based public artworks. You'll see portraits of some of her favorite four-footed friends on the covers of her books. Years of immersing herself in popular fiction lead to imagining the book she wanted to read, and wondering if she could actually write it. (Carol Ann) Newsome writes the Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries, a series of fun, romantic suspense/mystery novels which are inspired by and centered around her mornings at the Mount Airy Dog Park with her trio of rescues (rowdy hooligans).Ī life-long lover of fiction, Carol turned to books and audiobooks during her decade-long recovery from a head injury that occurred when she and her bike were struck by a car. A life-long lover of fiction, Carol turned to books and audiobooks during her decade-long recovery from a head injury that occurred when she and her bike were struck by a car.

(Carol Ann) Newsome writes the Lia Anderson Dog Park Mysteries, a series of fun, romantic suspense/mystery novels which are inspired by and centered around her mornings at the Mount Airy Dog Park with her trio of rescues (rowdy hooligans).

A Shot in the Bark by C.A. Newsome