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A Chat Among Friends
Beautiful Chai I’ve resisted writing anything on this blog page because it seemed a little too self-indulgent, but a bookseller whose opinion I respect said that readers want to know about writers’...
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Pirate Pete
Pirate Pete I’m working like a fiend to get the fourth book in the Jared McKean series, A Taste of Blood and Ashes, finished and submitted by the end of the month, while getting ready for the Killer...
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Race to the Finish Line
Today’s update will be very quick, since I have to get back to Book 4 of the Jared McKean series. I’m trying to finish it up this week so I can send it to the ever supportive and blessedly patient...
View ArticleWriting Retreats and Intensives
One of the most exciting new things I have going is writing retreats and intensives. That’s 3 days and 2 nights at a Tennessee Bed & Breakfast (separate rooms, of course), discussing each...
View ArticleFifty Authors from Fifty States Project
Annette Snyder has been kind enough to feature my blog post “Falling in Love with Tennessee” as part of her fabulous “Fifty Authors from Fifty States” blog project. And my husband, Michael Hicks...
View Article“How to Write a Novel” Workshop – Nov. 2, 2015
Several people who are attending the Killer Nashville conference asked if I’d do my Question Me a Novel workshop the day after, since they’d already be in town and not have to make two trips. This is a...
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Eight Mystery Writers Your Should Be Reading Now: Free through July 4
If you’re anything like me, you have more books than you could ever read (our books need their own house), but you’re always on the lookout for new authors to love. Eight Mystery Writers You Should Be...
View ArticleCarol Tice’s Freelance Writers Den
Today’s post is for freelance writers or any writer toying with the idea of being one. When I left my day job for the exciting and sometimes terrifying world of freelance writing, I scoured the...
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Crimereaders Spotlight: Author Jean Rabe
Today on Crimereaders.com, we have a guest post by author Jean Rabe. We’ll talk about Jean’s debut mystery, The Dead of WInter, her first crime novel. It’s far from her first novel, since she’s got 35+...
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Wealthy Affiliate FAQs
Because some of you have expressed an interest in knowing more about the Wealthy Affiliate program, I thought I’d put a post here where I can answer questions I’ve already gotten and, if you have any...
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Learn to Make a Living Ghostwriting
Ghostwriting is an extremely lucrative niche, and if you’re a good writer who is fascinated by other people’s stories, you could earn $35,000 or more per assignment. Carol Tice is offering a free...
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What’s Up With Crimereaders.com?
This week, Larissa Reinhart is the featured author on Crimereaders.com. You can read the post here. Crimereaders.com is a blog I started for readers of crime fiction. It spotlights writers in a variety...
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Are We Building the Wrong Tribes?
A few days ago, I came across an interesting article by Wendy Lawton on the Books and Such site. It’s called The Trouble with Tribes, and in it, Lawton questions, not the value of finding or building...
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Horse Report: Pete
35-year-old Quarter Horse Pete This is Pete. He was the inspiration for Tex, the palomino Quarter Horse in the Jared McKean private detective novels. Yes, believe it or not, this is a palomino! When he...
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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...
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Steven 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...
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$3000 Competition for Short Stories about Lawyers and the Law
Writer friends, if you’re looking for an excuse to sit down and write a short story, here’s one. The ABA Journal is accepting entries for the ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction....
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Flash Fiction Contest: All Genres, $1000 Prize
Today is Writer Wednesday, where I share writing tips, contests, marketing tips, and useful links for writers. Today I have some information of a flash fiction contest you might be interested in. Here...
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...
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