Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone
Before I was a writer, I was a reader. And I read mostly mysteries, biography, history and some literary fiction. […]
Read moreA Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Before I was a writer, I was a reader. And I read mostly mysteries, biography, history and some literary fiction. […]
Read moreMichele: Welcome Arlene Kay to Miss Demeanors until you see how far Arlene takes her research! Make sure you click[…]
Read moreSo, I’ve been thinking a lot about how the publishing industry is upside down. Authors are the ones who bring[…]
Read moreVanity Fair, which I love, has a “Proust Questionnaire” at the end of each issue. I thought we would pose[…]
Read moreI was going to write about something else, but the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing hit me a bit hard,[…]
Read moreI periodically post a reminder to readers about how valuable their input is to the success of a book. Since[…]
Read moreMichael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series, spoke about his career and this protagonist in particular, at ThrillerFest earlier[…]
Read moreI just got back from the Golden Crown annual readers and writers conference where Legacy in the Blood, the fourth[…]
Read moreSubmitting to anthologies is a great way to showcase your work. You can find your story side-by-side with a story[…]
Read moreI may be a full-time writer, but that doesn’t mean I can write full time. Here’s an overview of some of the stuff I had to do this week to keep my writing career going.
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