Welcome to My Creative Corner
I’m Trisha—author, playwright, poet, and unapologetic storyteller. This site is where my worlds collide: fiction that lingers, plays that spark, and blog posts that pull back the curtain on the writing life. Each week, I share thoughts on craft, creativity, and the quirks of being a working writer. Once a month, I invite fellow authors to join me for candid interviews that go beyond bios and blurbs. Whether you’re here to read, write, are a curious creative, or simply want to wander through the wilds of imagination—I’m glad you’re here. Let’s dive in.
About the Writer
After decades in the spotlight as an actor and director, Trisha stepped into the wings and found a new stage: the written page. Her journey began with writing stage plays, which soon blossomed into fiction, children’s books, and poetry. Today, her body of work includes:
Six children’s books, all adapted from her original children’s plays
Fourteen novels, including a gripping ten-book true crime mystery series
A classroom collection of 45 ten-minute plays, crafted for young performers and educators alike.
A multitude of personal writing journals (with some tips and instruction thrown in)
Meet the Muse Crew
Every writer needs a creative team. Mine just happens to have fur, whiskers, and a flair for drama.
🐶 Petey – Feisty Lead & Scene-Stealer
Rescued from the local shelter, Petey is a Yorkie-mix with big opinions and a bigger personality. He’s bossy, bold, and convinced he’s the star of every story. Honestly? He might be right.
🐱 Fiona – The Gentle Ghostwriter
Shy but deeply loving, Fiona prefers quiet corners and soft blankets. She avoids Petey’s chaos but offers silent support—especially during late-night writing sessions.
🐱 Barcode – Zen Master of Mischief
Barcode is the mellow one—passive in play-fights, patient with Petey’s antics, and always ready for a nap. He’s the calm in the creative storm.
🐶 Molly – The Original Muse (In Loving Memory)
Petey with big sister, Molly“
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“It takes a tightrope artist of a writer to create chapters that successfully delve into a killer’s thoughts without revealing his identity in the process, but Sugarek achieves this with a dance of introspection …” Midwest Book Review about Angel of Murder by Trisha Sugarek.
Excerpt from my 
Reading This Was a Slog…..
Let’s start with the basics: formatting. Writing 101 teaches the importance of justified text—it gives the page clean, crisp edges and a polished appearance. This book ignored that entirely. The font size was awkward too: larger than standard, yet not quite “LARGE PRINT.” It felt like formatting limbo.
Then there’s the choice of tense. First-person narration can work, but here it felt like a shortcut. In my opinion, it’s often a sign of lazy storytelling—used to bypass deeper character development or narrative complexity….
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My new book, Mother Mac’s Boarding House is now Available in eBook, Audio, and 
paperback at your favorite book store or at Amazon.com. This is the ‘origin story’ to Ain’t Nuthin’ Gonna Separate Us.
In a segregated town overshadowed by the aftermath of WWII, Marty ‘Mother Mac’ MacKenzie—a strong-willed and determined woman— runs a “Colored Only” boarding house that becomes a sanctuary for those in need. Seeking a fresh start away from the painful memories of Alabama. Armed with nothing but her wits, a single prayer from Reverend White, and a heart full of hope, she navigates the challenges of a segregated society, determined to carve out a life for herself.
“Mother Mac’s Boarding House is an exquisite read...” D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review
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‘…Song of the Yukon is a powerful saga…..’ ~~ Midwest Book Review
A young woman leaves everything she knows and everyone she loves and strikes out for the back trails of Alaska. Homesteading in the 1920s alone and learning as she goes. She finds adventure and love while carving out a life in the wilds of the Yukon.
~~Available at www.amazon.com and other fine book stores.
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Alma, Kitty and Hattie have one thing in common. The men they love and married are in prison. This is an interesting and unique topic. Women who marry regular guys, have children, and work jobs. Then their
men make a bad decision that leads the women having to serve ‘hard time’ on the outside. Wives visit their men behind bars every day wondering how their lives brought them to this place.
The story focuses on three women. Alma is an exotic dancer who seems, at first glance, to be a bit of a nitwit. But on closer inspection she has street-smart wisdom and humor.
In a series of flash backs we explore the lives of these women before they began serving ‘hard time’; when they lived normal lives with their husbands and children. The plot explodes when Chelsea, Alma and Charlie’s daughter, disappears and Charlie takes the socialite hostage and threatens to kill her if he is not let out to find his daughter.
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A series of journals/handbooks for the Creative Writer. How To Write a Play/Journal & Workbook is available now.
Perfect for your fiction, poetry, and playwriting, with many tips on honing your craft as a writer. Available at all bookstores.
Review: “….Trisha Sugarek gives you “permission” to scribble down ideas and not have to write the great American novel every time you put pen to paper. In the first couple of pages, she gets you going with examples and encouragement and makes you realize that while writing is work, it’s not impossible to work….” D. Johnson.
“‘This is a beautiful and sturdy book with some of the best quotes to motivate you to dream bigger and write better.’ (Review/Amazon.com)
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Ten books in this series, The World of Murder
Book #1 New, Revised with dynamic new cover, title, and love story.
Book #10 in the series Winter of MURDER is Now Available in e-books and paperback at Amazon.com and all fine book stores.
Detective Stella Garcia visits her grown son in the wilds of Alaska. He is interning with a field biology team. Their visit allows them to reunite after R.J.’s six-month absence. Stella is delighted to spend quality time with her son. But murder has followed her north to the wilds of this vast winter wilderness, and dead bodies start showing up in and around the Native village. Weather forbids local law enforcement from taking on the investigation, and Stella is recruited as a murder consultant.
With the absence of Stella, Detectives O’Roarke and Sneed’s professional relationship evolves into a smooth running machine. Once again, they are called upon to solve a murder that was meant to look like an accident.
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Visit here often for the latest book reviews and author Interviews. My website and Blog are dedicated to writers, readers, creative writing, storytelling, and the theatre arts. Share my ideas, challenges, laughs, and offer help and encouragement to other writers. To be good at writing, you must write!
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Do you and your child like to listen to story books? AUDIO Children’s Books ** “Emma and the Lost Unicorn” and other books in the Fabled Forest Series
www.audible.com,www.amazon.com, and www.iTunes.com
Also available in paperback with full-color illustrations
Children’s Plays are Available at: ConcordTheatricals.com
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Warm regards, Trisha
~~‘ As a writer, I marinate, speculate, and hibernate.’
Trisha Sugarek ~~