It’s a rare feeling to have confidence in your creation. When I write, I oscillate between ecstasy and despair. Sometimes I write hard, on a roll, the words burbling out, and I think, “Readers will love this!” But then I have a tough day and think, “I’ll just have worms for dinner.” That’s why getting […]
First Proofing! A Writing Update
I just sent the first draft of my latest novel through Word’s “editor,” a tool that theoretically corrects grammar and spelling. This is huge! It means the finish line is in sight on this 80,000-word mystery that has tested my creativity and logic as well as my ability to deviously keep multiple secrets from a […]
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I’m Back! My Latest Update
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My Brain Hurts and So Do My Feet!
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The Blood and Guts of Crime Investigation
I’m back from the Writers’ Police Academy’s (WPA’s) 2019 MurderCon, a conference so packed full of forensic and investigative information I haven’t even begun to unpack everything I stuffed into my brain while there. I don’t go to a lot of writing conferences, but this one offered so much valuable information for a suspense and […]
For Sissy is a Silver Falchion Award Finalist!
It took me by surprise. I didn’t think the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award finalists would be announced until July 25. But there it was in my inbox, the announcement. I was both excited and afraid. I had been waiting for this for five months. Would my book be a finalist? I read through the […]
Readers, Vote Now!
The polls are now open for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Readers’ Choice Awards! My terrifying thriller, For Sissy, is among the nominees! Vote for it here!
Those Bad Boys
It’s no good. I just can’t love writing a book without putting a creepy bad guy in it. “Bill Sikes and Bullseye”, an illustration by Fred Barnard As I worked my way through the draft of my latest novel, a mystery, something seemed to be missing. So, I reworked the protagonist, turning her into a […]
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