A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Fiction writing, like all creative endeavors, involves a lifelong process of learning and growing. It’s a journey. That’s certainly been true for me. What has changed? I learned a few things from Ira Glass and Neil Gaiman. Read on to find out what they are….
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Happy 2025! As many of us start new writing projects, I came across these seven tips for writers from Ernest[…]
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At the start of every year, I like to pick a word that will be the theme for that year.[…]
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Six Suggestions For Creative Prompts The two most frequent questions I receive as an author are, “What is your writing[…]
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We were recently in Southeast Asia. One of the highlights for me was the street art in George Town, Malaysia.[…]
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Every Thanksgiving I remember The Great Turkey Soup Fiasco because life really is the best place to mine for plots.
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In honor of Election Day, I’m not writing about Election Day, but rather something far more unifying. Dogs! Specifically, the[…]
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Are you a good witch or a bad witch? When Dorothy crash lands in Oz, she answers Glinda’s baffling question[…]
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About a year ago, writer/editor Rob Lopresti asked me if I’d be interested in writing a story for his anthology[…]
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It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot I’m delighted to join the accomplished,[…]
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