About Alison
An avid animal lover, Alison O'Mara grew up in the rolling foothills of Northern California surrounded by horses, particularly Arabians. She found a way to combine her love of both the murder mystery genre and all things equine in her first novel, Catch Handle. After a chaotic and wonderful dive into motherhood, she completed her second novel, First Comes Baby. When not at her day job, Alison plots future stories and spends her time with her growing family, palomino mare, and precocious cats.
The Writing Process
Catch Handle was a labor of love and gave me a true appreciation for the hard work that goes into each any every one of the books I love to read. I wrote the initial draft a number of years ago after plotting it out in my head for some time. Life inevitably got in the way, and I only recently came back to it thinking, “hmmm maybe I could actually publish this and not just let it sit gathering cobwebs.”
I thought at the time that the work was pretty much done, since I had a solid 300 ish pages. I clearly had a lot to learn about the book publishing process. My brilliant sister, who dabbles in editing, agreed to give me a completely honest review, and she was true to her word! I realized I still had a lot of work to put in if I really wanted to polish up my book for distribution. The finished product was so much better because of her suggestions, which included some rewrites.
I am so excited to finally join the ranks of published authors. I hope that you will consider purchasing a copy of my book. If you enjoy it, I would greatly appreciate a review on Amazon or Goodreads!
-Alison