Get Those Words Rolling
It’s the #1 question I get from aspiring writers. How do you center yourself and clear your head before you write? What do you do when you sit down to write, and it feels like swimming through a vat full … Continued
Taking the Leap: Monday Videos on the Craft of Writing
So… Our Monday Facebook Live sessions have been going on for several months now. We’ve talked about several different aspects of the writing craft, including point of view, dialogue, and short stories. This past week, we had a lively discussion … Continued
2017 Appearances
January 14 – Manchester Library, 10 AM – 2 PM (Multi-author event) January 28 – Parnassus Books 2 PM – 4 PM Let’s share some refreshments and discuss mysteries, books in general, horses, writing, and the fourth Jared McKean novel, A … Continued
For Crime Fiction Readers and Writers
To make it easier for all of you to find what you’re interested in, I’m sorting my blog posts into three different sites. If you’re a reader interested in author spotlights, book reviews, and other topics targeted to readers, please check … 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