Authors often get questions about their work or their creative process. Here are a few questions I have received about […]
Finding time to write is a common complaint of writers everywhere. Many have day jobs. We have families, significant others, […]
Mindfulness has helped me a lot over the years. I have learned to almost completely let go of the past […]
The opening lines/paragraph of a book should draw you into the story quickly. This is especially true of mysteries and […]
So, vacation time. Time off that you can use to work on your TBR (To Be Read) pile of new […]
Recently, going through papers my mother had kept over the years, I found my first novella. I was surprised to […]
I should be jealous. Many friends and family members are planning to go on, or have already left on, a […]
Summer is a good time to go on a writers retreat. But not everyone can afford the costs such as […]
Reading or writing? Which do you spend more time doing? I love both and often find it hard to make […]
When you get into an intense writing session, what’s your beverage of choice? We all know we are supposed to […]
Take the bus. Take the commuter train. Or drive? Which do you prefer to do? I personally am a fan […]
Dialogue is an important part of our stories. It can reveal story details, clues to a mystery, information about our […]
Our weather has been getting steadily warmer and I am eternally grateful to the person who invented air conditioning. Were […]
I often see other authors posting online about their favorite playlists to listen to when they are busy writing. Some […]
The writing of Summers in the City is going well and I should make my deadlines for the first draft […]
It’s May – it’s supposed to be a lovely month heralding the start of good weather while teasing us with […]
It’s Mother’s Day this week and what better time to pick up a free ebook for mom or yourself. I […]
You are hard at work on your book and bam – out of nowhere you feel blocked. You need a […]
All authors get that question asked of them – you know – the one that goes like this: “Where do […]
I’m back – with two books in the Bailey Summers Mysteries available on amazon and a third one in the […]