I’m a little late with this post, but allow me to be the umpteenth person to wish you a Happy New Year. Also, good luck writing 2022 on every form or check you fill out. So far, I’m zero for 3 attempts. But, hey, at least I’m consistent! I’m not a true believer when it Read more about The Year of the Tiger[… Continued]
I was recently interviewed by author and editor extraordinaire, Eilis Flynn, for her Story Behind the Story blog. Since I thought the story behind Crazy, Stupid, Dead would interest my readers, with Eilis’s permission, I’m sharing it here. Story Behind the Story: Crazy, Stupid, Dead by Wendy Delaney The truth and memory are two important parts of Read more about The Story Behind the Story[… 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]
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]