It’s one of the most common questions authors hear: Where do you get your ideas? Okay, I haven’t heard it a lot yet, what with only have published two books and stories in various anthologies. But I’m heading such queries off at the pass, so to speak, by saying: Everywhere. Moved to Murder was very …
There’s nothing like a bit of a holiday to refresh the mind and whip the body into (at least a bit better) shape. My annual trip back to the United States was wonderful as always, visiting with friends and family in California and Texas. But since it also included some marketing work for Moved to …
Writers Block isn’t the greatest challenge in writing a book. It’s the marketing.
A review of Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs by Caitlin Doughty To put you out of your misery, the answer to that question is…not right away. I recently discovered a new bookshop in York called Criminally Good Books. That is where I found this little gem, in the upstairs section that provides research for …
If you are what you read, then here I am. Get some recommendations, and tell me who you are.
I recently attended a one-day seminar on serial killers given by Linda Sage, who was a prison psychiatrist. And it was utterly fascinating. For the purposes of writing, I learned about the types of killers: Thrill seekers, mission oriented, visionary, and power/control seekers (that last being the most common). I also learned about the reasons …
I thought being retired would leave me all the time in the world for writing. Or at least the four days a week that I’d been working previously. But that’s not what has happened. For one thing, the business of writing and then PUBLISHING means so much of my time has been spent sourcing and …
It’s been a while. In my defence, I’ve had my first short story published in an anthology (Spring Paths) and published my own collection of paranormal short stories (A Supernatural Shindig) in the past month (see my Books section to buy!). I’ve also finalized a contract with my publisher that will hopefully see Moved to …
