WRITING SERVICES

Novels:

Virginia utilizes her love of the South as inspiration for all her novels. Drawing upon her own life experiences, as well as those of her father and ancient grandfather.

These master storytellers passed down the oral history of her family and the land that once provided her ancestors’ sustenance. It was a land both treasured and revered for the cruelties of nature. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hurricanes and flooding were part of life—feast and famine. The South can also be a place of race and class disparity. All these life experiences set the tone for novels about the true South. That is, real people—not stereotypes, and real places many can only dream about… sometimes, though, it’s a nightmare. Click here for more information about the books Virginia has written, and read an excerpt.

Nonfiction:

Virginia’s first nonfiction appeared in a magazine about horses. She wrote about training personalities. How they treated their horses, how they became so successful. She went on to write everything from ads, press releases, white papers… any kind of writing work she could get her hands on.

From a plethora of corporate marketing material, to personality articles, to special event scripts, it was a long wait for the right opportunity to write a nonfiction book.

When she finally took a stab at writing narrative nonfiction… the result was a respectable placement in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom competition for her manuscript GEORGE. Click here for more information about the nonfiction Virginia has written, and read an excerpt.

Ghostwriting:

Oh, my! Write something and let another person get the credit? After writing articles, business plans, and grants for projects that required another’s by-line, Virginia finally got her chance to write a book for a client who had something to say about the Catholic Church. It wouldn’t get her a by-line, but taking the notes and diary of someone else’s life, and creating a real book was one of the most exciting projects of her life.

Then, another chance came with the writing of Chocolate Heals… Life is Sweet. Still no by-line, but this book would become one of her most beloved projects. A woman who overcame cancer had a story to tell—one of inspiration, of hope, of how to get through the day when the world seems to collapse with bad news. This… this was a joy to write. Click here for more information about the ghostwriting Virginia has written, and read an excerpt.