Hunting Inspiration With a Club

“Always grab the reader by the throat in the first paragraph, sink your thumbs into his windpipe in the second, and hold him against the wall until the tag line.”–Paul O’Neil That’s the goal. On the literary blog The First Two Pages, writers discuss their opening salvos in traditionally published works. I have the honor to be … Read more

Destination: Mystery!

Whoot!  Destination: Mystery! is now available. Check out my story Critical Mass, set in Santa Cruz and featuring a cameo appearance by Laurie R. King. To what would you resort to procure a New York agent for a book? That is the question for protagonist May Knight. Read it and weep. Or laugh. Also, if … Read more

More Exciting News!

1. To celebrate the new version of One Tough Cookie from misterio press, I have a giveaway this week at Goodreads. 2. I just received my contract from Darkhouse Books for my story, Critical Mass, to appear in the upcoming anthology, Destination: Mystery! Isn’t this a great cover? Especially for my story set in Santa … Read more