I’ve found a TV station that shows old mystery series (like Murder, She Wrote, Mannix, Perry Mason, etc.) and have been binge watching Columbo episodes. Peter Falk’s rumpled, cigar-smoking detective […]
What I’m Reading: Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club is that “now for something completely different” you’ve always heard about. In this book – and the second, which I’ve just started – the sleuths […]
What I’m Reading: Scottish Mysteries
I’ve been reading the Inspector Torquil McKinnon mystery series by my friend Keith Moray recently. In this very Scottish mystery series, the Inspector, who happens to be the bagpipe-playing nephew […]
Point of View Revisited
I had a question about POV (point of view) at my recent talk, so I thought I’d revisit the subject today. There are three basic points of view: first person, […]
Behind-The-Scenes Talk: The Cascades
I had my “Behind The Scenes” talk today and it did seem to go well. People looked interested and asked decent questions (one lady asked how much research is enough!). […]
How to Write a Mystery Story
Here are some of the highlights of the upcoming talk at the local retirement community: Plan the crime & solution first: even if you’re a panser, you need some sort […]
Book Covers
I’ve been lucky with my book covers so far. Even with minimal input, they’ve turned out pretty good looking. This is the latest: Over Western Trails I like the simple […]
Southern Author Expo Review
The event went well – very organized and well-run. Our library did an excellent job with this and we had what seemed a good turnout. Of course, most of those […]
Social Media Marketing for Authors
I do most of my marketing on social media, mainly Facebook and Twitter. The main thing I do without fail is to post daily on both platforms. On Facebook, I […]
Southern Author Expo
I’ve been asked to join the Greenville Library’s Southern Author Expo in two weeks. There are 5 speakers and 19 of us “normal” authors, who will be manning tables and […]