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Under a Copper Moon -- The Adventures of a Mail-Order Bride in Jerome, Arizona Territory 1894
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Devil's Bridge - A Novel on Breaking Free
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writer : Greg@GregLilly.com
Greg Lilly
Derek Mason Mystery series
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Greg Lilly

The next Derek Mason Mystery


I'm writing the next Derek Mason Mystery that picks up from Derek's first adventure Fingering the Family Jewels and incorporates the characters of Devil's Bridge. Derek, Topher, and Myra converge in Sedona, Arizona and get intangled in the gruesome murder of a real estate developer.



years experience: 17

This writer is looking for an agent
SKILLS
Writing, Fiction writing
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
General fiction, Mystery, Gay fiction, Historical Fiction
MOST RECENT PROJECTS

Finalist in Historical Fiction -- 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards


Under a Copper Moon


Portrait of a Mail-Order Bride, Jerome, Arizona Territory, 1894


In the 1890s, a young woman finds herself alone and hopeless after her mother dies, then she discovers adventure in a newspaper ad.

After a long train ride across the country, Inez meets her future husband who paid for her trip to the mining town of Jerome in the Arizona Territory.

Their plans are destroyed when a mining accident kills her husband-to-be. Again, Inez finds herself on her own and her prospects bleak until she encounters the ladies of Onalee’s parlor house.


  • A story of grit, daring, perseverance, and a splash of Lady Marmalade in the late Victorian era when men were strong and women were supposed to be coy and quiet… But no one could convince Inez of that.

Published by Cherokee McGhee


BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS

WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY


- Feisty Flash Fiction.

Publication Date: January 2004


FINGERING THE FAMILY JEWELS


- a story about a hidden lynching, a secret love, an unholy union, and the misfit son who might expose them all.

Publication Date: May 2004


DEVIL'S BRIDGE


-Two friends, Topher and Myra, find strength in each other to leave their old lives for a new beginning - if her husband doesn't track them down.

Publication Date: March 2007



UNDER A COPPER MOON


Portrait of a Mail-Order Bride, Jerome, Arizona Territory, 1894

Publication Date: 2008


2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards -- Finalist Historical Fiction





SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS

Fiction Writing


During my sixteen years of writing fiction, I have been a member of a bi-weekly critique group. I have published several short stories and am featured in the anthology "Women Behaving Badly" published in January 2004 from The Paper Journey Press.

My novel Fingering the Family Jewels has been published by Regal Crest Enterprises' Quest Books in May 2004.

My novel Devil's Bridge has been published by Regal Crest Books in March 2007.

My novel Under a Copper Moon is published by Cherokee McGhee Publishing -- 2008.

I am currently working on my next manuscript.





Writing/Creativity Workshops


I have studied with Julia Cameron and participated in "creative clusters" following The Artist's Way and Walking in This World, and I have studied with Natalie Goldberg in her "Writing Down the Bones" workshop. I also have 18 years experience in corporate training, adult learning theories, and instructional design.

Available Seminars:



  • Feisty Fiction -- The Short Story (5 session workshop)
  • Pick Up the Pace (workshop)
  • Git 'R Done -- Overcoming Writer's Block (workshop)
  • Mining for Nuggets -- Researching the Historical Novel (workshop)
  • The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (12-week facilitated workshop)

Previous speaking engagements include:



  • Sedona Arts Center (Sedona, AZ)
  • Well Red Coyote Bookstore (Sedona, AZ)
  • Write Here -- a Sanctuary for Writers (Sedona, AZ)
  • Sedona Books & Music (Sedona, AZ)
  • Charlotte Business Guild (Charlotte, NC)
  • Q Trading Company (Palm Springs, CA)



Awards/Honors



2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards -- Finalist Historical Fiction
Under a Copper Moon -- Cherokee McGhee
2007 Lambda Literary Award Nomination
Devil's Bridge -- Regal Crest Enterprises
Top 25 Amazon.com Gay Novels
Fingering the Family Jewels -- Quest Books from Regal Crest Enterprises

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