TV, My Love
It’s Toni’s day today, but she’s helping her brother Mike get settled. He’s been released from the hospital (yeah!) and she’s been working double time to make sure he has everything he needs to...
View ArticleCreative Stretching
Five days until STALKED is finally out! It should be available wherever books are sold. I’m excited because every book feels like a gift. Like kids. Hard work, painful at times, but hugely rewarding....
View ArticleAnd we have Winners!
Karin’s winner is Jake Nantz, email Karin at kltabke@aol.com and let her know what’ll be! And the winner of a copy of STALKED by Allison Brennan is … commenter #23, donnas! Congrats! Email...
View ArticleVigilantes and Other Rogues
What is it about vigilantes, rogue cops, and superheroes that keep us captivated? This trend is nothing new, though over the last few years the vigilante-as-hero has been on the rise. I look back to...
View ArticleExcuses
We all make excuses for why we do or don’t do things we know we shouldn’t or should. My big excuse relates to exercise. I know that exercise will keep me healthy, that I’ll lose weight and feel good....
View ArticleOn Writing and Dogs
Several years ago, I met Kendra when I spoke at an RWA chapter in Washington. I honestly can’t remember which came first, meeting her or judging her contest entry in the Daphne. Or maybe it was another...
View ArticleWriting Short
I write long. After twenty books, only five were less than 100,000 words (The Hunt, Tempting Evil, Kiss Me Kill Me, If I Should Die, Stalked) and those five books were between 95-98K. My longest book...
View Article12 Days ’til Christmas
I can not believe I only have 12 days until Christmas. Where did the time go? Usually by this date, we have the tree not only up, but decorated; I have my Snow Villages on display; the garlands are up;...
View ArticleChristmas Movie Releases
Is it just me or is there a plethora of fabulous movies this holiday season? Not just over the Christmas break, but the entire Fall schedule has been pretty good. I saw the latest Bond adventure,...
View ArticlePinterest Addiction
Fellow romantic suspense author Shiloh Walker introduced me to Pinterest when it was still in its beta version and participants had to be issued and invitation. I don’t know whether to thank Shiloh or...
View ArticleCourage
It takes courage to try anything new. The fear of failure, the fear of change, the fear that if you show part of your true self to a stranger that they’ll stomp all over you. I know many writers who...
View ArticleWelcome to the new Murder She Writes!
Welcome to the new Murder She Writes! (Cheers, applause, excitement) This redesign has been awhile in the making. Two programmers, testing, a lot of back-and-forth, and it’s not *quite* done, but we...
View ArticleDigital Conference: A New Age
This weekend, I was a speaker at WANACon, put on by the tireless and inspiring Kristen Lamb. WANACon is unlike any writers conference I’ve been to! I didn’t exactly know what I was getting into when...
View ArticleEstablishing Character
Story is Character. That’s the famous quote from Robert McKee. Story is character. Character is story. Meaning, without character, you have no story. Your character drives the story, your character...
View ArticleBooks, books, books!
Every other Tuesday marks our new Murder HE Writes feature, starting on March 19th–we’re already booked with male thriller writers through May! I’m very excited about this new feature, because we all...
View ArticleSpring Forward …
The time change last weekend has screwed up not only my inner clock, but my kids. It’s never happened like this before. Usually, the time change is but an irritable bump in the weekend. But it’s...
View ArticleContinued Learning
Last week, I shared a link on Twitter to Jodie Renner’s terrific blog post about writing tense action scenes. I found the way she shared the information to be clear and helpful, particularly because...
View ArticleThe Sweeps are Coming …
… And no, I don’t mean anything to do with cleaning. It’s television finale time! Okay, not quite yet, but they’re getting close, and I’m getting excited. There are a couple of shows that will end...
View ArticleWho ARE these women, anyway? (Um, I think you’ll want to know them better.)
I have to say, I’m truly enjoying the new format of the Murder She Writes blog. It’s easy to use (Yep, we’ll all soon get the hang of the photo rotator box, ha ha!), and easy to read. After reading...
View ArticleMurder HE Writes: Robert Gregory Browne & Brett Battles
CAN COLLABORATING RUIN A FRIENDSHIP? By Robert Gregory Browne They say that friends should never live together or start a business, because it’ll ruin the friendship. We’ve seen it happen. Good buddies...
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