Debra will lead a discussion of One Taste Too Many, the first book in the Sarah Blair mystery series.
Kirkwood by the River Book Club – Birmingham, Alabama – March 8, 2024 – 2 p.m. Read More »
More than once, I’ve come up with a great, dramatic scene, one that would make chills run up and down a reader’s spine or bring them to their knees in wracking sobs. And then some vital aspect of this scene, the perfect location or the perfect murder weapon or the evil villain’s physical condition turn
WHEN REALITY INTERFERES by Lisa Black Read More »
Today, February 5, according to the National Holiday Calendar, celebrates both Take a Shower with a Friend Day and National Weatherperson’s Day. On their face, they seem to be total opposites, but a little research almost comically can tie the two together. National Shower Day was created as a fun way to educate people about
I like to write stories with an element of fantasy or supernatural. I’ve tried to write “normal, real world” stories, but I always end up throwing in a ghost or something. I just run with it now. It may sound like I basically disagree with that old adage, “write what you know.” But I don’t.
Using Past Lives as Fuel – Meredith R. Lyons Read More »
With the holiday gift season coming to a close maybe it’s time to decide if Artificial Intelligence is a present we should open. In a run-up to the holidays, Artificial Intelligence—AI—captured more headlines than Saint Nick as tech firms like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and X raced to debut their versions of interactive AI bots. The
Artificial Intelligence-A Gift or Return Item? by Linda Lovely Read More »
I’m a member of The Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC (BWG), a community of mutually supportive fiction and nonfiction authors based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania—and beyond. We are as different from each other as our stories. While we started as a critique group and still meet three times a month to critique each other’s work, BWG also
E.B. Davis is one the many amazing authors with whom I blog-share Writers Who Kill. Her November 15th post spotlighted my debut thriller, Lest She Forget, with an interview and a blunt admission—as a cozy and paranormal mystery writer, she was not a fan of genre and didn’t expect to enjoy my tale. But Lest
There comes a time in a mystery where the main character needs to recap the clues, red herrings, misguided non-help, and possibilities without dumping a truckload of previously read information on the page. A sidekick is necessary so the characters can bounce around ideas, ask questions about a clue the reader may have missed, eliminate
Every Main Character Needs a Sidekick by Sandra Murphy Read More »
The Red Cat Coffeehouse@Pepper Place February 24, 2024 – 6 p.m. CST Eleven authors + music = a fun Noir at the Bar night. Sponsored by Red Cat Coffeehouse, Cat-n-Bird Winery, The Lumbar Restaurant and DeeDee’s Book Rack, the event will take place at the Red Cat Coffeehouse @Pepper Place, 2901 2nd Ave S #125,
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