After Alice Fell by Kim Taylor Blakemore My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was excited to read a fellow historical suspense author’s bookโI LOVE historical suspense, especially since it should move faster than books in its overarching genre of historical fiction. There are some really good things about this book and some detractors, so […]
If you love reading (and you’re not a writer), Richard H. Stephens and I would love to have you on our videocast, LURKING FOR LEGENDS! It’s a casual live show every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET that’s so much fun. On May 4 we’ll have a panel of readers to answer authors’ questions. Want to […]
IT’S RELEASE DAY! My latest historical suspense short story is LIVE! THE ARTIST is a surprising secret-driven historical suspense short story and a quick read. ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐!Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dt4M6xiBooks: bit.ly/TheArtistAppleBookB&N: bit.ly/TheArtistBNKobo: bit.ly/TheArtistKoboSmashwords: bit.ly/TheArtistSmashwords ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ: Miss Grantโs sole purpose in life is to help Civil War veterans by painting portraits of them to reveal […]
In this month’s Writers Showcase Podcast, I interviewed romance author VK Tritschler, who talked about writing multiple WIPs at the same time, the spice level of her latest upcoming paranormal romance series, what she does when characters make their own decisions, participating in NaNoWriMo, and lots more! VK Tritschler is a full-time busy body, and […]
Happy Women’s History Month! As you all know, I love forgotten and little-known history, so that’s what I’m going to share with you today. Have you ever heard of Dr. Mary WalkerโMary Edwards Walker? Often ridiculed in the 19th century, Dr. Walker was an American female surgeon back when the “women’s sphere” existed, and marriage […]
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I’m beyond excited to be doing a live reading of The Artist at 7 p.m. ET tonight with Richard H. Stephens on his weekly live read stream! I’m going to read one scene that happens toward the beginning of the book, and Richard will read a couple of the parts, so this will be lots […]
I’m participating this month in JD Estrada’s March of the Writers, a social media challenge where you can get to know all participating authors better and meet new people! If you’d like to participate or you want to know what the prompts are, check out JD’s blog post. My posts will be on Instagram and […]
My writing process changes every time I write a story, whether it’s a novel or a short story. I always have to pants my way through what I’m writing, even if I’m writing to submit to an anthology with a theme or a literary journal. Most of the time with short stories, I mull the […]
Good news! Yet another bookseller is carrying THE ARTIST, now on pre-order and releasing March 30, 2021! You can order it for $0.99 on Barnes & Noble. By the way, I’m currently reading the new historical suspense novel After Alice Fell by Kim Taylor Blakemore, and I’m updating daily along the way. I’m 5% in […]