Brenda Buchanan

In 2015, after a lifetime of working at this goal in one way or another, my first novel will be published.  I’ve been waiting for a couple of weeks for the right day to officially reveal the cover of Quick Pivot.  New Year’s Day seems the right time to launch the image, so here it is!

The cover for Book #1 in the Joe Gale Mystery Series, coming April 27, 2015 from Carina Press

Quick Pivot introduces Portland, Maine newspaper reporter Joe Gale, who is well aware of the conventional wisdom.
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December has been more down than up for Maine paper mills.

On the second day of the month, a bankruptcy judge approved sale of the Great Northern mill in East Millinocket to a real estate investment company, putting an end to hope that an industrial angel would emerge and resume papermaking there.

That Friday, December 5, the Verso mill in Bucksport made its last paper.  Yesterday it closed its doors, putting nearly 600 people out of work and ending an 83-year run on the east bank of the Penobscot River.
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I am delighted to report that the editing of Quick Pivot, the first book in the Joe Gale Mystery Series, is complete.

My brilliant editor Deb Nemeth made the process of readying Quick Pivot for publication a truly enjoyable experience. During the past two months she guided me with a steady hand from the developmental edit through to the proofread. It has been wonderful to have another person as focused as I am on my manuscript. Deb showed a keen eye for passages where additional work was needed, and she was so kind when pointing out the weak spots.
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