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If you’ve ever read one of my novels, you know that I tend to put my characters through a lot. To put it bluntly, their life expectancy isn’t the greatest, and finding yourself in an Ilsa J. Bick novel may…
My fellow writer and friend, Emily Kristin Anderson, asked me to contribute a post to her celebration of International Women’s Week, and that’s her title up there, not mine. But it was so good, I stole it just as I’m…
So I got the sweetest emails this past week from a couple kids. These were a little different from the very nice letters I normally get because the kids asked more or less the same question, and one I’d never…
DROWNING INSTINCT is set to come out on March 1 in the UK, and as part of the launch, I’ve been asked to do a couple of blogs, etc. You know, it’s the whole marketing thing, and I’m fine with…
Tag: I’m it. Welcome to the next stop on the Big Blog Hop. As you’all know, I was tagged by the incomparable Jordan Dane, with whom I also share space on ADR3NALIN3. If you don’t know Jordan, drop her site…
As you recall, two weeks ago I posted about an upcoming book whose cover seemed to take its cue from the ASHES series. This week, I’d intended to follow up with more examples of just how important a distinctive look…
Okay, first up, before I forget: did everyone have a nice holiday? See all the relatives? Get rested up to start another year (which, for some of us, seems to be an artificial distinction because the day after is/was the…
A couple years ago, some writer-friends and I were having this discussion about Obama and that brouhaha about Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s remarks about Jews and the like with another, much more seasoned pro writer-friend. I don’t even remember what the…
This post has nothing to do with writing. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. On Thanksgiving Day, I happened across this picture: And–for some bizarre reason–I was both moved and a little angry. Being choked up . . ….
In case you missed it, there was a bit of a dust-up earlier this week over an opinion piece by Sarah Mesle featured on the Los Angeles Review of Books site. I won’t recap the entire article–go read it and all…