Category Archives: On Writing
The Legal Thriller Challenge…with Outlaws
Sometimes Twitter gets me in trouble. Right now, It’s got me trying to plan and plot a legal thriller. Mind you, I’m not a lawyer. I don’t even play one on TV. I had to take a couple of law classes in … Continue reading
I Have a Double Deal for You!
I Have a Double Deal for You!It’s the most wonderful time of the year; a time for family, friends and the holidays. A time to go 100 miles an hour from event to event and a time to slow down, … Continue reading
On Not Writing – NaNoWriMo
Happy Veterans Day! I’m a 22 year vet of the U.S. Army and the Army National Guard. On this day, I salute all of my former and current brothers and sisters in arms. Be proud of what you do; I’m … Continue reading
On Writing: Losing Words
Has anyone seen this flash drive? I had it in my pocket on Saturday and, somehow, I lost it in the 105 yards between my day job and my home. It’s nowhere to be found. That stinks because I lost about … Continue reading
My 3 Most Popular Blog Posts to Date
It’s a funny thing, when you’re an author, you get two kinds of blog readers; you get the readers who want to know about you and your work and you get readers who are also authors who are interested in … Continue reading
5 Totally BS Facts About Mystery Fiction Everyone Believes
Mysteries have to be about murder False! Many well known, popular mystery stories don’t involve murder at all. From my earliest days, growing up with the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series that pre-teens and teens still love, I can … Continue reading
Why Writers Can’t Disconnect From The Internet
Sometimes I feel like I spend a lot of time researching crazy stuff… If I ever get in trouble with the law myself, like so many of my characters do, I hope I think to trash my computer, iPad, smartphone… … Continue reading
New Ideas for LesFic – Someone Write These Stories Please!
I write lesbian themed mysteries that some would call romantic suspense novels. Regardless of what you term them, I’m not alone in writing them. There are lots of mystery writers out there who write books with strong lesbian characters as the … Continue reading
On Writing: The Lazy Writer’s Way to Outline – Templates
I’ve talked about outlining before here and here. Quite frankly, I hate it. I’ve refined my template process a bit that I talk about in the 2nd link above, and I want to detail that for you. If I can … Continue reading