As keener followers will know, I lost my longhaired dachshund and sidekick, Royston, two weeks ago. It’s been a hard loss to take. He was one in a million. I want to mark his passing by doing something special. In his last weeks, […]
This Saturday I am Sisters in Crime NorCal Chapter’s guest speaker. My topic is the 21st Century Author, essentially looking at the challenges and opportunities facing the modern day writer. With all the changes in the publishing world, today’s author has to be […]
ROYSTON RIP: 12/25/1999 – 8/25/2015 Sadly, we had to put Royston to sleep today. He took another downward turn with little hope of him bouncing back this time around. I took him to the park this morning and we had a little […]
Recently I learned that someone is convinced that something in one of my books is real and I did it. This isn’t the first time this has happened. A few years ago, a woman at a book club who had read ACCIDENTS […]
Love me, love my dog…and my dog better love you for the reasons below.
You can’t argue with the truth. “Home is where the house is.” – Jack Handey
I’m one of the guest speakers at the WriteNow! Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at the end of the week. Speakers include Sara Paretsky, Hilary Davidson, Jenny Milchman, Michael Koryta, Deb Ledford, Terri Bischoff, and actress, Christina Cox. I’ll be interviewing Sara and […]
This is science, people! “Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak.” ~Anonymous
My publisher, Thomas & Mercer, celebrated THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY being the #1 ebook in the UK with a group photo. They celebrated by giving me “the finger”. Delightful. 😉
As a man of letters, I take a keen interest in words, especially new ones. Recently, the word SELFIE got accepted into the dictionary, which pissed me off for a couple of reasons. First, I hate ‘selfie’ photographs. I can see your […]