Pitch

As I edit The Glass House I continue to think about the overall theme of the book; the underlying and surface plots. I need to keep the plot and pace moving towards the climax and resolution but, as this is women's fiction, keep the characters and their development at the forefront.

Thinking through these issues has given me some fresh ideas about the short and long pitches for the MS. Thought I'd share the latest version.

Her sanctuary and workplace. When a blackmailer finds a use for it, what secrets will Caitlin's glass house cultivate?

 

Restoring her Victorian glass house, growing her horticultural business and rescuing her crumbling home, force Caitlin into accepting a job offer from TV producer, Stuart. As the presenter of a gardening show she thinks she's found a solution to her money worries.

Niamh is revamping her new husband's house. Tom may be twice her age but he's given her the financial security she's never had. When Ellie, his teenage daughter, is expelled from boarding school, letting her move in is a price Niamh must pay. After all, what trouble could an eighteen year-old girl give them?

Some people will do anything for money.

In rural Northern Ireland, the Maguire sisters are about to find out.