Not a Bad Two Weeks

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”] On March 28th my second Covid shot finished marinating. To top off the day, I signed a contract with Mystery Weekly Magazine to publish my story “Try Again.”  What a great experience. I submitted. A few weeks later, they accepted and that same day sent … Read more

Three Really Fun Upcoming Events

You’ve all heard of pop-up restaurants. Come and experience pop-up readers. Many of the authors in Fault Lines, the first anthology from the NorCal Sisters in Crime, will be giving flash readings at Borderlands Books: Sunday, April 28, 3 pmBorderlands Books866 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, CA The Bay Area Book Festival, May 4 & 5 in … Read more

As Award Season Opens

Fiction writing doesn’t have the flashy award shows like movies and music. But there are awards for writers that are just as meaningful to them as any Oscar. In the mystery genre, some of these awards–the Agatha, Derringer, Edgar and Macavity–include a category for short story. I am posting “Miscalculation,” my eligible short story here … 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