Horse Report: Loki
This is Loki. I only have one semi-good picture of him; he’s black, and he ends up looking like a shadow, but getting more is on my to-do list. He’s a mischievous boy of about eleven. We’re not sure of his … Continued
Horse Report: Pete
This is Pete. He was the inspiration for Tex, the palomino Quarter Horse in the Jared McKean private detective novels. Yes, believe it or not, this is a palomino! When he was younger, he was a brighter gold and his mane … Continued
Readers, Writers, and Tribe-Building
A few days ago, I came across an interesting article by Wendy Lawton on the Books and Such site. It’s called The Trouble with Tribes, and in it, Lawton questions, not the value of finding or building your tribe, but … Continued
Larissa Reinhart on Crimereaders.com
This week, Larissa Reinhart is the featured author on Crimereaders.com. You can read the post here. Crimereaders.com is a blog I started for readers of crime fiction. It spotlights writers in a variety of subgenres from cozy to thriller to … Continued
A Chat Among Friends
For a long time, I wasn’t sure what to write on this blog, but a bookseller whose opinion I respect said that readers want to know about writers’ personal lives and that you really would want to hear about … Continued
Crimereaders Spotlight: Author Jean Rabe
Today on Crimereaders.com, we have a guest post by author Jean Rabe. We’ll talk about Jean’s debut mystery, The Dead of WInter, her first crime novel. It’s far from her first novel, since she’s got 35+ fantasy and paranormal novels under … Continued
Free Anthology When You subscribe
Eight Mystery Writers You Should Be Reading Now is a collection Hank Phillipi Ryan called “an easy way to find that next unputdownable read.” Now you can get it free when you sign up for my newsletter. Each author contributed an … Continued
“How to Write a Novel” Workshop
Some of you have asked about my workshop on writing the first draft of a crime novel. It’s called Question Me a Novel and works on the premise that your “writer brain” will generate the ideas you need if you know … Continued
Fifty Authors from Fifty States Project
Annette Snyder has been kind enough to feature my blog post “Falling in Love with Tennessee” as part of her fabulous “Fifty Authors from Fifty States” blog project. And my husband, Michael Hicks donated some of his incredible photos! Please … Continued
Writing Retreats and Intensives
One of the most exciting new things I have going is writing retreats and intensives. That’s 3 days and 2 nights at a Tennessee Bed & Breakfast (separate rooms, of course), discussing each participant’s manuscript and recharging creative batteries. You … Continued