Be Careful With Conflict
I once read a biography of Earl Stanley Gardner, an attorney and prolific author who wrote close to 150 novels. His most popular books...
Ghosts, Mediums, and Seances, Oh My!
In researching my latest cozy mystery, I wanted to find out how mediums make ghost knocks. I googled “magic knocks,” “ghost knocks,” and...
From Fact to Fiction
When I wrote my latest novel, Rembrandt’s Shadow, which alternates chapters set in 1999 with chapters following a painting’s provenance...
Book Review: Inherit the Bones
I’m an avid mystery reader, and this debut traditional mystery will keep you guessing until the end. Inherit the Bones by Emily...
Fact or Fiction and Who Says So?
My first encounter with an unreliable narrator—that I recognized, that is—was years ago when I first read Agatha Christie’s notorious The...
11/20/2017 - From Fact to Fiction
When I wrote my first novel, Shadow of the Rock, I wanted to subject my heroine, Sara Miller, to an assault and near-rape, but I needed...
The Book Business: What Is Valuable?
I watched the appraiser pick up a book in good condition, hold it up for us to see. First edition, published in 1912 and a first-person...
Writer's Toolbox: Doing Well at Book Fairs
Improve your success at Book Fairs. Get out in front of your exhibit and engage passersby. Be considerate and generous to your fellow exhibi
