Horse Report: Loki
Loki hoping for apples This is Loki. I only have one semi-good picture of him; he’s black, and he ends up looking like a shadow, but getting more is on my to-do list. He’s a mischievous boy of about...
View ArticleSteven Womack Featured on Crimereaders.com
Today on Crimereaders.com, the featured author is Steven Womack. Steve writes the Nashville private detective series featuring Harry James Denton. Steve has gotten the rights to the series back and is...
View ArticlePick Your Poison: Where to Find What
To make it easier for all of you to find what you’re interested in, I’m sorting my blog posts into three different sites. If you’re a reader interested in author spotlights, book reviews, and other...
View Article2017 Appearances
January 14 – Manchester Library, 10 AM – 2 PM (Multi-author event) January 28 – Parnassus Books 2 PM – 4 PM Let’s share some refreshments and discuss mysteries, books in general, horses, writing, and...
View Article2018 Appearances
January 13 – Author Event at Manchester Library (Multi-author event, cancelled due to snow) April 6-7 – 2018 Blue Ridge Writers Conference Friday – workshop on point of view Saturday – Keynote speech...
View ArticleOn Breaking Through Writer’s Block
If you struggle with writer’s block–or resistance, or whatever you call that thing that happens when you’re spinning your wheels, trying to write and not getting anywhere–you might find this article I...
View ArticleLive Q&A: Mondays at Noon
On Monday, Jan. 7, I started doing Facebook Live sessions on Mondays at noon (Central) on my Jaden Terrell author page. I’ve received quite a few questions from both readers and writers, and I’ve been...
View ArticleTaking the Leap: Monday Videos on the Craft of Writing
So… Our Monday Facebook Live sessions have been going on for several months now. We’ve talked about several different aspects of the writing craft, including point of view, dialogue, and short stories....
View ArticleGet Those Words Rolling
It’s the #1 question I get from aspiring writers. How do you center yourself and clear your head before you write? What do you do when you sit down to write, and it feels like swimming through a vat...
View ArticleTalking Suspense on Miss Demeanors
Author D.A. Bartley Earlier in the summer, I was honored to talk to the New York chapter of Sisters in Crime as part of SinC’s Speaker’s Bureau. I did a short workshop on editing and revision, then...
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