Category Archives: Excerpts

Excerpts of published works for the publishing template.

Focus on Inspiration: Shafter

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Focus on Characters posts as much as I have and now see those people a little differently. I’m not abandoning that series, but I decided to take a break from it to talk about … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Seeds Among the Stars Plus a Multi-Author Giveaway

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

Readers often compliment me on how my characters feel like real people. I achieve that sense through my worlds, which exist in full form somewhere in the back of my brain. This drives how my characters act and react as … Continue reading →

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From the Cutting Room Floor: 2016 Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

I made radical changes to Shafter when seeking a traditional publication path because of length issues. One of the biggest changes was eliminating Katie’s POV (Trina’s twin sister). If you’ve read Shafter, you have read the reworked version of this … Continue reading →

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Treats from the Cutting Room Floor: Shafter

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Margaret McGaffey Fisk

I am knee deep in final edits for my next release, so I thought I’d share with you a deleted scene from Shafter. This scene was cut for length reasons, but gives a good sense of the life Trina is … Continue reading →