Category Archives: The Cold Wife

The Cold Wife: Deleted Scene #7

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ruth Ann Nordin

This scene came right after the one I posted yesterday.  Today’s scene is the final deleted scene I’ll be posting for the book.  In the original version, Carrie gave Justin a much harder time to win her over, but in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Story Sample: The Cold Wife – Deleted Scene #6

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Ruth Ann Nordin

Here’s another deleted scene from The Cold Wife.  😀 The next day while he walked home from his uncle’s house to pick up the proposal his uncle worked on with Mary so she could add up some figures for them, … Continue reading →

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Deleted Scene #5: The Cold Wife

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Ruth Ann Nordin

Well, this is the weekend my family is moving up to Minnesota for good, so instead of writing a post to explain the scene from yesterday, I’m going to post another deleted scene. In advance, I’d like to wish everyone … Continue reading →

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Deleted Scene #4: The Cold Wife

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Ruth Ann Nordin

In this scene, Carrie makes another attempt to get Justin to insist on an annulment by spending a lot of his money.  Along the way, she runs into Mr. Mitchell (Jake Mitchell who is the hero in An Inconvenient Marriage–before … Continue reading →

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Inspiration For the Book: The Cold Wife (and the value of men)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Ruth Ann Nordin

I still like the book club scene where the characters debate, but given the revised version of The Cold Wife, there was nowhere I could keep the scene and make it work with the rest of the plot.  I had … Continue reading →

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Deleted Scene #3: The Cold Wife

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Ruth Ann Nordin

Here’s another scene from the original version of  The Cold Wife.  I’ll discuss this one in tomorrow’s post. This actually comes in two parts: Part 1: Justin decided to try something else.  “Carrie, you’re right about me putting work before … Continue reading →

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