I came to write That Darkness because I was writing another book and then stopped and wrote this one. Then I went back and wrote the other one. I never said I was efficient. I had been writing along in the Theresa MacLean series, in which Theresa is a single fortyish mother and forensic scientist …Read More
All Books Have Souls … by Aaron Michael Ritchey
I have an artistic friend who once said something very, very interesting to me. He said all books have spirits. Most of the time, I can understand such a concept in a very animist way. Sure, the rocks, the trees, the plans, raccoons, all have souls and are connected. Yoda me, baby. It’s the Force. …Read More
The Bartender, Boston, and Jazz … by Richard Cass
I’ve always been attracted to the amateur protagonist, at least partly because I was very impressed at a young age with Travis McGee, John D. McDonald’s creation, who solved crimes and helped victims without having any sort of legal or official standing. The first entry in my Elder Darrow series is called Solo Act. When …Read More
Sometimes I Wonder Where My Next Idea Will Come From … by Marilyn Meredith
A common question people ask authors is “Where do your ideas come from?” Because I write two different series, sometimes the idea for the next book is right there waiting to be written, but not always. When it was time to come up with the 12th book in the Rocky Bluff P.D. series, I had …Read More
When Inspiration Whacks … by Edith Maxwell
For me as a writer, inspiration sometimes jumps out of the bushes and whacks me on the head. Other times it’s a little more stealthy. For example, once a man I’d seen walking on the street hung around in my brain until he became a character and then had a story form around him. My …Read More
Shannon Baker’s Upcoming September Book Release!!
Just take a look at the cover art and blurbs for Shannon Baker’s new mystery, Stripped Bare, coming in September (but available now for pre-order): With Stripped Bare, Shannon Baker has penned a compulsive, white-knuckle read peppered with interesting characters, a stunning setting, and a mystery that will keep you turning the pages late …Read More
Crime Rides the Rails … by Janet Dawson
My California Zephyr series, which includes Death Rides the Zephyr and the upcoming Death Deals a Hand, takes place on a train. And what a train it was. The old California Zephyr (not the current Amtrak version) was a streamliner, a luxurious train that traveled between the San Francisco Bay Area to Chicago. It began …Read More
Katie Cat Tiptoes Closer While Sassy Watches TV
There’s a lot of this kind of thing going on. Katie Cat continues to sneak around the house, looking for chances to get closer to Sassy without Sassy seeing her. When the dog was asleep in her bed in the living room a couple of days ago, Katie tiptoed in and got close enough to …Read More
The Future of Fiction … by Jacqueline Seewald
Increasingly, we are seeing the blurring of borders in fiction. At one time, for example, mystery novels always contained certain clearly defined elements. There could be no paranormal explanations. Suspects always had real motives. Murders were not random. Romantic involvements were limited and not detailed. Romance novels also followed tried and true formulas and love …Read More
Take a Leap … by Jenny Sundstedt
Poor February. It’s the little brother of the calendar, never quite matching up to the longer months. But every four years, it puffs up its chest a bit with the addition of an extra day. I love the novelty of Leap Day, even though it occasionally gyps me out of a coveted Friday or Saturday …Read More
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