“Isle” is quickly wrapping up.  I’m taking a brief moment to post, then I’ll complete the final paragraphs.  Those are so important to a story and only in getting it right is the reader (and the writer) left feeling satisfied.

My favorite ending out of all the books I’ve written, and probably ever will write, is “Miles.”  That’s partly due to the extreme emotion brought on by the previous two or so chapters though.  I cried as many tears as Anika did while writing them, and then that last chapter and the ending–it was so worth it.

But the title of this post is “601 Suspense Street,” so I’d best move the conversation to that or else change the title to “reliving my favorite ‘Miles’ moments.'”

“601” is the second in the Mystery Lane series.  I started the book and plotted the mystery when I began “Whispering Pines” and “Isle,” but “Whispering Pines” was soooo easy to write, the other two had to wait their turn.  Will, Gemma, Fox and D.C. have been patient but it’s about time to get back to them!  I’m looking forward to it.

“601” will feature a property on Suspense Street–I hardly need to point that out I suppose.  What people may not remember however, is that Mrs. Tanner, one of Gemma’s grandmothers, lives on Suspense Street.  She’s noticed something peculiar in the neighborhood, and so have Will and Fox.  Between Gemma’s cooking lessons and Cheetos, the guys have taken up running early in the morning before Will gets to work writing.  It’s either that or cut back on what they eat, and so they run.

In “601” Gemma also meets Will’s parents when they come for a visit, and Will meets Gemma’s friends Rachel and Grace when they do the same.  They’ll meet some new characters and visit places in Eerie we didn’t have a chance to become acquainted with in “715.”  Fox will give his take on things as he did in the previous book, and so will D.C., who really hopes she can grow as big as Fox, the great big red cat.  That’s what she sees when she looks at him anyway, after all, why else would he have pointy ears?  Only cats have pointy ears.  Dogs have… what’s a dog?

Happy reading, and now… I’m going to finish those last few paragraphs of “Isle,” and then get down to proofreading!