Yolanda Renée
I enjoy flash fiction challenges immensely; it stretches the writing skills. Especially for someone as long-winded as I am. Writing flash fiction is excellent training for tightening up, eliminating everything but the essential, and still finishing your story with a beginning, middle, and an end, whether you've written 100 words or 1000 words. It's the same process.
I was thrilled when Denise asked me to be a co-host for the
renewal of
W E P – Write…Edit…Publish. I enjoy flash fiction challenges immensely; it stretches the writing skills. Especially for someone as long-winded as I am. Writing flash fiction is excellent training for tightening up, eliminating everything but the essential, and still finishing your story with a beginning, middle, and an end, whether you've written 100 words or 1000 words. It's the same process.
At one time adventure was my middle name, now I just write
it. In my early twenties, I traveled to Alaska on vacation, fell in love with
the state, and decided to stay awhile. I was privileged to hike the Brooks
Range, travel the state from Valdez to Prudhoe Bay, and sleep under the midnight sun
and the Aurora Borealis. Now my books all seem to start out in Alaska, but a
more exciting place, I haven't yet visited. Although, Paris is a goal!
In another life, the one before writing became my curse
(something you have to do), I graduated with a Bachelor in Business
Administration specializing in accounting. As finance manager, I played with
numbers. I loved the logic.
Organization is my forte, so I graduated
with a Masters in Organizational Management, but the lessons learned there
soured me on the corporate world. No that's not true
the classes gave me hope for the future.
But the real world still works from the notion that what's best for the bottom
line is best for the company. In graduate school, I was taught that what's best
for the worker is best for the company, but I've come to realize that it will
be a long, long while before the rules change. I've seen the changes with a few
companies like Starbucks, but it's few and far between.
My escape was always through reading, and I've been a
collector of books since I was old enough to purchase them. At one time, I had
a collection of Zane
Grey (author who wrote novels set in the old west) stories that would astound you. On the North Slope, it was all they
sold, but I loved them!
Writing was always something I dabbled in,
but once the corporate life was behind me, writing and publishing became a real
goal. Mysteries have always been a favorite genre; I've combined mystery,
romance and a touch of horror to my stories, whether it is novel length, a
short story or my favorite, flash fiction.
I just completed the fourth book in the Detective Quaid Mystery
Series, set in Alaska, THE SNOWMAN, is the prequel to the
first three books - MURDER, MADNESS & LOVE, MEMORIES OF MURDER, and MURDER & OBSESSION.
I’ve also won a place in two IWSG Anthologies, In 2015’s
Parallels: Felix Was Here I entered and won with Ever-Ton. And In 2017’s Tick-Tock: A Stitch In Crime, I placed with
Cypress, Like The Tree. Follow the links for purchase.
You can learn more about my books and writing via my website/blog Defending the Pen.
Defending
the Pen is where I discuss my books, writing, conduct interviews, and where
I participate in other blog hops such as the WEP and IWSG.
Please check out my various sites, where you can find me
under the name Yolanda Renée. The links are here Facebook
– Twitter – Defending the Pen – Murderous Imaginings – Pinterest -- Amazon
– Tick Tock Mysteries
-- Parallels
Told you I was long-winded, please contact me via email at
yolandarenee@hotmail.com if you want to talk or leave me a message at any of
the above sites.
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