LA Weekly has named me as one of their “Top 15 Authors to Read for 2023,” which strikes me as astonishing. (There are so many great authors out there! ) I am happy about it, though. And if LA Weekly says it, it must be … Continue readingTop 15 Writers to Read
I’m much too candid and tell too many secrets on a recent episode the SinC Writer’s podcast. Interviewer Julie Hennrikus did too good a job! (Spoiler alert: if you listen long enough, I cry.) You can find the podcast on your favorite app, or download … Continue readingAnd then I cried
All of the social medias are reminding me that today it is four years since “Terminal City,” my contribution to the Akashic anthology Vancouver Noir, won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story. So much about that is worth remembering. First of all, if … Continue readingRemembering A Trophy Win
Like a lot of people, I’ve been having some fun playing with artificial intelligence via ChatGPT. Most recently, I asked it to recommend books for people who liked my 2021 novel Endings, which is now the first of the Endings series. The third book in … Continue readingIf You Liked That…
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 writers on the tennis court. … Continue readingWrite the Book That’s in Your Heart
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 readers who might have missed … Continue readingEndings is a Kindle Deal of the Month. Or Something
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 a hit woman into the … Continue readingExit Strategy: the Trailer
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 demand material of one sort … Continue readingHello. It’s Me.
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 year or so, it’s like … Continue readingExit Strategy is Out!
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 of Depression-era bank robbers Bennie … Continue readingOff the Cuff for Exit Strategy