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Meeting Hallie Ephron
What a fantastic weekend! My signed copy of Hallie Ephron’s “Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel” New England Crime Bake was, in a word, inspirational. The workshops, the instructors, the camaraderie … fantastic. And all that fretting about meeting Hallie...
On the Eve of New England Crime Bake
Here I sit, on the eve of New England Crime Bake, only the second writers’ conference I will have attended in my brief tenure as a full-time writer. Or as a writer of any kind. And, frankly, I’m a little … unnerved. I like to think of myself as a Fearless Writer of...
Haiku. Do You?
This just in: A winner has been declared in the Haiku Throwdown!
Flash Fiction: Haiku Throwdown
Dear God, what have I gotten myself into now?? I am honored … okay, too strong … I am advised by Dan Alatorre that I have advanced to the final round in his Flash Fiction Challenge: Haiku Edition. Are there prizes? Highly unlikely, but if there are, I suspect they may...
Flash Fiction
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve spent at least as much time helping my daughter polish her query letter as working on my novel. One thing of my own that I have managed to complete is a piece of flash fiction. For those unfamiliar, flash fiction is a...
Secrets & Lies Excerpt: Tequila Sunrise
It’s National Tequila Day! In honor of my (and main character Riley’s) favorite adult beverage (margarita, of course!), here’s a little excerpt from the book. The next morning was not kind to me. Razor-sharp slashes of sunlight sliced through the blinds in Kate's...
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