When I first acquired my reef tank, I made jokes about keeping “a box of water with rocks.” For the…
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When I read THE GLASS WIVES, I found myself moved by Deb Amy’s writing, drawn to her protagonist (Evie) and…
When I signed my contract with Minotaur for the first three books in the Shinobi Mystery series, I accepted that…
As a transactional publishing attorney and mystery author, you might say secrets are my stock in trade. Most of my…
Sometimes, life and news and the world at large whirl into a giant maelstrom from which there’s no escape. Stress…
Asking about “the best piece of writing advice I ever received” is a little like asking me to choose between…
It’s Thursday, and we’re talking rejections, which means it’s time for a story. Once upon a time, there was a…
I am pleased to announce that, effective as of today, The Debutante Ball is sponsored exclusively by Amazon! We didn’t…
I loathe waiting. I have no patience. And this isn’t a new development. All my life, I’ve tried to hurry…
In his book, Save the Cat!, Author and screenwriter Blake Snyder advised all writers to give every character “a limp…