Happy Holidays! For the first time ever, Mom/Grandma (or Mimi as my little darling calls me) completed her shopping three weeks early, someone else is cooking Christmas dinner, and the tree is trimmed, so my holiday prep-work is done – yay! I’m now happy to turn my attention to getting together with family and friends. That Read more about Holiday News[… Continued]
After what has been a mad dash to the finish line of Working Stiffs Mysteries #5, I’m happy to announce that Dogs, Lies, and Alibis will release Thursday, October 5! You’ll be able to find Dogs, Lies, and Alibis everywhere digital books are sold, and at a special “early bird” price of $0.99 to celebrate this “puppy” making Read more about Release Date News[… Continued]
Life would get boring without the occasional curve ball, right? That’s what I’m telling myself while I race to the finish line of Dogs, Lies, and Alibis (Working Stiffs Mystery #5). Yep, the book that I thought would become available in August isn’t quite done, but it will be soon, so please check back in late September Read more about I’m late – for a very important date![… Continued]
I saw a graphic the other day that reflected what I think is a common struggle for authors of genre fiction: Writing that first line. Speaking for myself, I want line one of the book (and each chapter) to pack a punch, to carry emotional weight while also inviting the reader to “come on in and stay a Read more about The First Word is the Hardest[… Continued]
What’s the big reveal? It’s the cover reveal for Working Stiffs Mysteries #5, Dogs, Lies, and Alibis! Cute, huh? Wondering when this book will become available? The author has been pondering that very question. My best guess is early August 2017. In the coming months, I’ll post book debut news here and in my newsletter, so Read more about The Big Reveal[… Continued]
Okay, Spring might not be in the air where you and I live this early March, but I was recently visiting family in Texas, and Spring has definitely taken up residence in the Lone Star State. Then, I came back home to snow. Yep, like Punxsutawney Phil predicted when he saw his shadow on Groundhog’s Day, my Read more about Spring is in the Air[… Continued]
“It” is my next book. While the writing process for Working Stiffs #5 kicked off in December in fits and starts, now that we’re well past the holidays, “it” has officially begun in earnest. The first order of business for me as a mystery writer is to do the pre-work. IOW, the writing leg-work. News stories often fill Read more about And So It Begins[… Continued]
There’s nothing like an over-abundance of holiday chocolate (okay, specifically, the consumption of said chocolate) that makes me happy to see a new year roll around. Yes, turning the page of the calendar can give us the sense of a new beginning, but I for one am glad to slam the door on 2016 and get a Read more about Welcome 2017[… Continued]