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...
BOOMER OK?
I’m developing a conference proposal centered on being a writer/marketer of a ‘certain age.’ Now, I’ve been writing for twenty years, but...
Alone in an Isolated Setting: Does the Notion Appeal to You?
She’s all alone. She’s on her own. Do these phrases frighten you or energize you? Those of us who write mystery/suspense novels often...
