Almost everyone who has known me while I’ve been writing novels has heard me say these words. I’ve said them in lectures and in conversations at cocktail parties. I’ve said them to hopeful editing clients and to mildly interested would-be Read more…
I can’t always keep all of the Kindle and Amazon designations straight. They are meant to call attention to selected titles. And I’m happy when it happens, of course. I’m just not always exactly sure what it means, other than Read more…
Since I’m gearing up to promote two books in 2023, in order to get my ducks in a row (not real ducks!) I had this little book trailer put together for Exit Strategy, my 2022 novel. The book brings Read more…
In the rollicking ride that is contemporary social media, it turns out it’s easy to take your eye off the prize. The prize in this case is your attention. Instagram. Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and more (and more and more) all Read more…
The second book in the Endings series, Exit Strategy, dropped on May 17th. I love it. Like most writers, I spend a lot of time more or less in isolation, listening to the voices in my head. And once a Read more…
I was so delighted to be interviewed by my friend and colleague the splendid novelist Dietrich Kalteis for his blog, “Off the Cuff.” Dietrich’s most recent book is Under an Outlaw Moon. The book is based on the true story Read more…
With Endings coming out in paperback April 17th and Exit Strategy, the next book in the series, due out a month later, expect to hear from me a little more often than usual over the next few months. Most recently, Read more…
I am once again gearing up to put together one of my highly infrequent but hopefully somewhat entertaining newsletters. If you’re not signed up, please do so. It’s easy, free and relatively painless. In addition it will make me happy. I Read more…
Pretty sure I’m not eligible to enter, but you are. Booksweeps is having a big giveaway. It’s free to enter and you get the chance to win 50 works of crime fiction by women authors. One of those books is Read more…
For me, writing a novel is like a horse race while driving a herd of cattle in the dark. Many years ago, before Negotiating With the Dead came out, I interviewed Margaret Atwood. When I asked her to tell me Read more…