Interview with Mystery Author Lonnie Cruse
Lonnie was one of the first published authors I met when I started writing seriously. We were both members of Sisters in Crime and she coordinated the critique groups. I was such a puppy then - so far as outlook, I had a few years on me otherwise. Anyway, Lonnie was a...
Kathy Steffen, author interview
Kathy is one of my best and "real" friends--meaning we actually get together face-to-face and do fun things like lunch and whine. Her debut novel, First There is a River, came out this fall from Medallion Press and she agreed to stop by here and chat with us a bit....
Turning points what they are and why we need them…
As a writer I think we "know" a lot of things, and probably do many instinctively (automatically following story structure because we have read so much, etc.), but that is different from really "getting" something. For some reason, I recently had an epiphany about...
The most boring part of writing…and goals
Has to be editing. I don't mean revising where you figure out what is wrong and how to fix it--that can be fun. No, I mean taking someone else's comments--frequently just noting repeated words, or missed commas--and trolling through your manuscript to fix them....
Interview with Alex Bledsoe – debut author, The Sword-Edged Blonde
I met Alex Bledsoe a few months ago when he came to a local RWA meeting. He had the honor of not only being the only man there, but also (because he was the only man there) being drafted to assist Kelle Z. Riley with her self-defense program. (Yeah, he got beat...
5 reasons it’s better to have chimpanzees than children…
You do not get stretch marks acquiring them. They do not object to being told "go outside and play"...they do not get "bored." While they may smear their feces on the wall (as may children) they do not clog the toilet (twice) to the point of overflowing and flooding...
Willy Street Fair…
We had a very Madison day today. Madison is frequently called the Berkley of the Midwest if that gives you any clue what I'm talking about. (We didn't hand out flyers or stage a sit in, in case that is what you are thinking.) No, we went to the Willy Street Fair. The...
Pictures from RWA National
Pic of some of the Nocturne authors and here's a link to a slide show of all the pictures I took at National.
Great Villains…
Have you all read or seen The Devil Wears Prada? I just finished the movie last night--well kind of, the disc was cracked and stopped RIGHT at the end (but that's another story). Anyway, how great was Miranda? I mean really--did you love her or hate her or both?...
