Origins of When Oceans Rage, My 11th Novel
When Oceans Rage, my second Woman at the Helm Mystery, is dedicated to hundreds of boater friends who explored the seas with my husband...
The Genre Candy Store: Too Many Choices?
Indie Publishing has upended all aspects of the fiction-producing and fiction-buying industry. The good news is the traditional...
The Cypress ‘Crest’ Women’s Detective Agency
“What did you do in your past life?” As president of my golf club, I always ask this question of a new member the first time I have the...
WRITE YOUR OBITUARY…TODAY!
If you haven’t struggled through the ordeal of writing an obituary for a family member or friend, then you are either very young or...
“’Rona’s Toll on Fiction Writers”
I wonder how many self-employed authors signed up for the C.A.R.E.S. Act Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (1099-workers) along with 30...
InD’Tale, the RONE, and Me
Winning matters. Validation motivates me to write more, take risks with my prose, and reach for higher goals as an author. So, thank God...
A Strategy to Keep Writing in the Time of Virus
A Friday the 13th Mystery in 13 days of plotting with 70 non-writer friends, followed by 13 days of drafting all by myself…my strategy...
Comparison in the Time of Virus
Writers use comparisons to help readers revisit or understand unique life experiences. Here are eleven comparative devices we know best,...
The Novel and Equity
A novel is preternaturally neutral. It has no feelings though it is full of emotions; it does not judge the person who decides to open...
Wishes and Dreams
Wishes and Dreams: If Only You Had Known… I attended a gigantic conference back in 2014 after I’d published a couple of books through...
