Join productivity sprints with historical fiction authors Margaret Pinard and me on Friday, April 26, 2024! We’ll be spending 2 hours doing a productivity livestream that includes productivity sprints and breaks. You can work on anything at all during the productivity sprints: your schedule for next week or next month, your to-do list, some research, […]
I was so excited to be interviewed live on Lynda Sunshine West’s Women Action Takers! We talked about my books and what you can take away from their darkness, why they don’t have happy endings, and books and authors who inspired me to write dark fiction from a young age. Watch the episode below and […]
Author Max Watson has written a book called A Nickel and a Trinket, which is contemporary urban fiction with a touch of magical realism. Originally she was going to release it in November, but after realizing that World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is on Friday, July 30, 2021, she released it early to support the […]
You read that right! I’m going to be part of an exciting new interactive videocast called Lurking for Legends with my co-host Richard H. Stephens, epic fantasy author and Facebook live reader extraordinaire. We’ve already got some guests lined up! This new adventure starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on January 12 and will continue […]
Recently I had a great question on my Research Rabbit Hole: Psychiana video on YouTube: I created a video to explain a little more about this course “Modern Religious Cults” and the “condensations of reports” given in the classroom. I describe a little more about San Fransisco Theological Seminary, including their goal of this course […]
It was finally time for a major upgrade, and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome you to my brand new overhauled site! Not only is it more dynamic and modern, but now you can buy signed books directly from me in a far smoother, easier way, plus you can buy ebooks […]
I’m so thrilled! Uncaged Book Reviews has featured me in their November issue, and it’s six pages of their interview with me and an excerpt from Anatomy of a Darkened Heart. What more could I ask for? Thank you so much to Uncaged Book Reviews for this lovely feature!
I’ve been a busy bee with interviews and blog appearances lately! Here’s some of what I’ve been up to. Did you know that I draw inspiration from antiques auctions? I wrote a guest post for Jera’s Jamboree called “Antiques Auctions for the Creative Mind” in which I shared the kinds of things I find at […]
I’ve wanted to create a Patreon for two years, and just this week I finally did it! What stopped me in the past? I couldn’t think of unique rewards that patrons would want from me. After I hosted The Writer’s Edge Patreon for Writers discussion with Ksenia Anske, Robert Sawyer, Lucy A. Snyder, William Bernhardt, […]
Alfred Hitchcock is a master of suspense as well as a wonderful director; that part of the 1943 movie Shadow of a Doubt isn’t in question. But an unfortunate loose end is. Hitchcock didn’t write this screenplay, so we can put him aside as having committed no crime. Whew! Actually, this movie was very good, […]