Reading on the iPad
If I thought I was going to get a lot of writing done while I was recovering from…
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Great Opening Lines
I am on a never-ending quest for the perfect opening line. As part of my search, today I…
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Books | Diversions | Inspiration | Writing
50 Author Interviews
For all you writers/aspiring authors/readers out there, I wanted to bring your attention to this link from Online…
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Character Study: Female Protagonists
In the past month or so, I've had the pleasure of reading three great books: City of Dragons,…
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Books | Inspiration | Writing
Left Coast Crime 2010: Booked in LA
Tomorrow begins Left Coast Crime, my first conference of 2010. It's also the first time I've attended Left…
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Books | Inspiration | Writing
Authors on the Move
Over the weekend, Mick and I traveled to Sacramento to attend Authors on the Move, an event which…
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Go to Book Signings, Get Inspired
On Saturday afternoon I went to a book launch at the Mystery Bookstore for Sue Ann Jaffarian's latest…
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Reading is Fundamental
One of the best things about being a writer is reading. I actually have "read" on my to-do…
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A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
I've collected a lot of great reference books in my research of Diary of Bedlam, but by far…
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Post-Bouchercon Book List
Last week, I attended the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in Indianapolis. Besides meeting authors, the best thing about…