Self-Published Writers and the Shiny Object Syndrome
DISCLAIMER: At one time or another I’ve been guilty of all the things I deride below. Every now and then something hits me like a bolt from the blue and [...]
Channeling Poe
Dragging the Past Into the Present, Kicking and Screaming – Widely considered the father of mysteries in English literature, Edgar Allan Poe died destitute at a relatively young age—his [...]
Breakin’ for a Few FAQs
Blog Hop, You Say? – At the risk of severely dating myself here, the last time I did a “hop” it was a sock hop. Anyway... A new author [...]
One Mystery Writer’s Social Media Experience
My Art Is My Business – Most of my posts are mainly for readers to enjoy, so bear with me while I digress. Hopefully, you’ll find this peek behind [...]
The Art of Song – Three Magicians
Storytelling with Melody and Lyrics – Throughout history singer/songwriters have been weaving their magic for anyone and everyone who will listen. Minstrels wandering the roads of medieval Europe, troubadours [...]
Tarantula Hawk Ascending
Flight of the Tarantula Hawk – A Lance Underphal Mystery – Flight of the Tarantula Hawk, the next of the mystery books featuring that reluctant psychic, Lance Underphal, is [...]
The Art of the Book Cover
The Art of the Book Cover – Book cover art has a long illustrious history, dating back to the very first books. An integral part of books, cover art [...]
To Masturbate Or Not To Masturbate, That Is The Question
Gored by the Horns of a Dilemma – Last night, when I pushed back from my latest manuscript in progress, I left my character dangling, somehow incomplete. She's not as [...]
Dark Pieces of a Paranormal Mystery
Flight of the Tarantula Hawk is the next in the Lance Underphal mystery series. As mystery stories go, it is a dark atmospheric tale of paranormal twists. Flavored with intense [...]
Reading Habits of a Mystery Writer
Reading Habits of a Mystery Writer— When I read fiction, which is almost every night, it's in bed and I'm usually in the midst of three or four books, [...]