Challenges Behind and Ahead
This week has been challenging, in a good way, but it's also worn me out a little. I'll gladly ease off today's writing schedule. I was writing a new short…
Spirit in the Sky – Cover Reveal, Preorders, & Early Reading
"Spirit in the Sky," my story in the anthology Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the '60s, can be in your eReader as early as…
News, Changes, and Consistency
News. I learned late last week—after my blog posted—that "Lucy Seven" won 3rd place in a short story competition from City Limits Publishing. This flash fiction began as a workshop…
What’s Your Favorite Halloween Memory?
It's mid-October and who would have thought six months ago we'd be trying to figure out how to celebrate Halloween in two weeks without actually gathering, greeting, or enjoying each…
CAM-Writes: Where Character, Crime, and Mystery Collide
[Author Note: 10/11/2020 - I received feedback from others on a writer's listserv who all said, as did Roxanne in the comments, that the singular tag line was the better.…
Growing as a Writer
I've always believed in lifelong learning, so it shouldn't surprise anyone who knows me that my journey as an author includes learning as much as I can absorb. Since my…