How To Be a Writer: It’s No Mystery!
So, you want to be a writer, or maybe you want to be a better writer. How do you go[…]
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Month: August 2024
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
When you’ve been a writing teacher for as long as I have, it’s impossible to read a novel, especially a[…]
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Changing Genres with Laura Jensen Walker
A few years ago, Laura Jensen Walker and I discovered that we both have roots in Racine, Wisconsin’s Danish community. In fact, we were born in the same hospital, St. Luke’s–but not at the same time! Our friendship was sealed when we discovered a common passion for Danish Kringle and the British Isles. What more could one ask for?
Laura and I finally met in person last year at Left Coast Crime, and I had the privilege of reading an ARC of her latest novel, Death of a Flying Nightingale. The novel is a departure for her. Welcome to Miss Demeanors, Laura!
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Voice Over Artistry: Lucinda Gainey
When I decided to put my books into Audible, I searched for the right narrator for the Trudy Genova Mysteries.[…]
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LISTENING TO PODCASTS FOR RESEARCH
I listen to art crime podcasts to farm for ideas and to research specific topics. Here are a few I recommend:[…]
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One Sentence
I was having a discussion with my critique partners the other day, and one of them, Matt Witten, mentioned how[…]
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So I Won an Award
Well, actually, a book I wrote, Love Among the Ruins, won a Golden Crown Literary Society GOLDIE for the Best Contemporary[…]
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PENS: Picking Your Writing Weapon
I am unabashedly obsessed with pens. I make no apologies. I am a writer and pens are the instruments of[…]
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How to Write a Mystery
Over the next few days, I’ll be teaching a class on “How to Write a Mystery” at the Cape Cod[…]
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