April Beckons … with Deadlines & Goals
Rolling into April feels more like tumbling for me. I had 2 short story deadlines at the end of March, with another this coming week. Thankfully, my critique group and…
Quick Reads: 6 Authors, 8-minutes each
Join me on Thursday, 3/18/21, 5 PM EDT, for an hour of short readings from authors Trisha J. Wooldridge, Sara Codair, Elizabeth Black, Sally Wiener Grotta, Robin Hansen, and me.…
Interlude 2: In Memoriam
This week's anthology interview is not an interview. Sadly, author Paul D. Marks, passed away on February 28, 2021, after several months of treatment for an illness he couldn't beat.…
Guest Interview: Josh Pachter (video bonus, too)
Returning to our interview series, this week we have the talented Josh Pachter. Josh is a long-time short story writer who also translates short stories from several other languages into…
Interlude 1
Between the almost 2 dozen author interviews for Peace, Love, and Crime, I may throw in an interlude from time to time for a change of pace. Thus today's post…
Guest Interview: John M. Floyd
Continuing our series on Peace, Love, and Crime author interviews, this week we feature another talented and prolific short story writer, John M. Floyd. Meet John M. Floyd CAM: …
Guest Interview: Michael Bracken
As part of the series of Peace, Love, and Crime author interviews, today we're visited by the talented and prolific Michael Bracken. Michael has won two Derringer Awards for his…
Guest Interview: Jack Bates
For the next month or more, I’ll be running guest interviews with the authors, editor, and publisher of Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime fiction Inspired by the Songs of the…
Book Winner and Upcoming Interviews
Congratulations to Steve Liskow for winning a copy of Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the '60s. Steve responded to the review in Kings River…
Writers Groups, Critique Groups, and Critique Partners
A writers group, critique group, or critique partner, is one of the most valuable tools an author can utilize. Many authors belong to more than one group or have multiple…