My daughter, Liz, makes amazing cakes. Not only are they delicious, but her decorating skills astonish me. Her knack for it was on full display with two cakes she created for the birthdays we celebrated on our recent family beach … Continue reading →
The Kickstarter Ends June 15th! Just a couple more days left to back this project for an opportunity to get lots of juicy bonuses! I’m excited to be part of this unique project. Twenty-six authors (myself included) have contributed mystery/crime … Continue reading →
Most people will tell you that if you’re serious about writing, you have to do it every day, or at least so many days a week. I don’t. I tend to be more of a binge writer. After more than … Continue reading →
I’m at that point in the current work in progress, tentatively titled Treadwell House – Sanctuary. It’s intended as a cozy mystery with paranormal or magic realism elements. I just passed 52,000 words. I project it to come in between … Continue reading →
I’m excited to be part of this unique project. Around thirty authors (myself included) will be contributing mystery/crime stories centered around a wedding. Each story will be complete in itself, but each will also contain a clue to an overall … Continue reading →
Each of my somewhat irregular newsletters contains a drawing. The prizes vary, but sometimes include copies of my books. Alicia H., one of the recipients of a prize from a recent drawing sent me these lovely pictures she took of … Continue reading →
The Night Prowlers The Backstory: I first contacted Avalon Books to query after my daughter had read a couple of their novels she got from the library and suggested that I could write something similar. I’d been writing for about … Continue reading →
I’m trying to give some of my backlist books a bit of a jolt and some extra love during times when I don’t have any current releases scheduled. What better place to start in February with the book that was … Continue reading →
That time between waking up in the morning and actually getting out of bed is when I get many of the ideas for my books. This morning I lazed around a bit longer than usual and ended up half-dreaming the … Continue reading →
The first day of February! What happened to January? How did it go by so fast? I blinked and I think I missed it. I didn’t get much accomplished writing-wise and that bugs me. I’m going to do better in … Continue reading →