I spent last weekend at the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Conference. It was a great little convention, and I learned a lot. We had some good speakers and of […]
More Real Life Drama
(Sigh) On top of the busted knee (consult with a surgeon on October 16, finally!), new drama has popped up. The keyboard on the laptop has developed a whole column […]
What I’m Reading: The Thursday Murder Club
I’ve pre-ordered the newest novel from Richard Osman in his Thursday Murder Club series. There is another mystery series with a similar name, so be sure you pick the right […]
Off to the Beach
We’re spending a week at Surfside Beach this year, and even with my bum knee I’m enjoying it. The knee means I’m not going out onto the sand, even to […]
What I’m Watching: The Mirror Crack’d
I’ve been browsing Amazon Prime lately, and found an older Agatha Christie remake, with Angela Lansbury (yes, “Jessica Fletcher” from Murder, She Wrote!) playing Miss Marple. Of course, it’s also […]
Sisters in Crime…but wait, there’s more!
We’ve decided that, in addition to the website, we should start an Instagram account for our chapter. I’ve been sort-of elected to run this, since I was the one who […]
What I’m Reading: The Virgin Homicides
I’ve gotten the latest Neil Plakcy Mahu mystery book: The Virgin Homicides. In this one, Kimo and Ray investigate two murders, young women who may be somehow connected. They find […]
Real Life Updates
I have been confined to my writing office lately, which is both a good and a bad thing. I walked down the two front steps from my porch to the […]
Website Woes
The local Sisters in Crime chapter has elected me a board member at large and begged me to help create the new website. It’s going to look marvelous, by the […]
What I’m Working On: Mail Order Brides?
I occasionally outline a Mail Order Bride plot for the same publisher who does the Amish romance plots. The latest one is a Christmas plot with plenty of snow, decorations, […]