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Know how you sometimes like to change up the hair or try some funky new styles?That’s what’s going on here, I guess.  See, this really good friend of mine came for a visit.  Now, I’ve known Harry for about as…

I am a great believer in dreams.  Being a shrink, I guess you’d say it’s in the job description.  I don’t hold much stock in dreams as prognosticators of the future or omens.  The work our brains do whilst dreaming…

And my apologies for the funky spacing of what follows: as my husband is fond of saying about computers, we live in their world–and mine is definitely orbiting Pluto… * * * Earlier this week, a blog on what I…

First true story:  About two weeks ago, I decided to try out the Kobo app, not because I’d succumbed to any of the company’s bazillion emails for sales–most were books I wouldn’t read–but because I wanted to support independent booksellers…

I’m in such a weird place right now: winding up the last book in a series that is so damned close to my heart that every time I go through a pdf (just finished the third pass, caught a few…

By now, I think we’ve established that I don’t “do” vacations well.  I never know I’m supposed to be on vacation unless my husband tells me.  I simply can’t vacate my life because writing pretty much defines me these days…

In honor of those who’ve fallen, I’ve decided to repost a piece I did back in 2011 on my visit to Arlington National Cemetery, and what’s been called the “saddest acre.” I know that the place certainly affected me.  So…

Okay, I’m going to be completely upfront about this: my brain’s been on total information overload.  Not exactly fried, but being the workaholic I am, I haven’t taken a weekend to do pretty much NOTHING for . . . well,…

This past week, I had the great good fortune to be part of the TLA.  Meeting librarians (some of my favorite people), other authors whom I admire, and fans aside, I also got to sit on a sf/fantasy panel with…

So I had one of those moments, both nostalgic and bittersweet, this past week when my author copies for WEIRD DETECTIVES: RECENT INVESTIGATIONS arrived.  I knew the anthology was floating around because I’d gotten an email from someone who’d read my…