Author Talk: The Importance of Character Actors
Storytellers have many tools to convey information to the reader, and character actors are one tool I've not considered in depth until now. First, let's look at three levels of…
Author Talk: Why You Should Not Rely Solely on Social Media for your Author Platforms
I'm not against social media and use it myself. I try to limit the time I spend on it as well as how many platforms I engage with routinely. It's…
Another Anthology Release
“After the Rush Fades” appears in Ramblings & Reflections:Winning Words from SouthWest Writers 2021 Contest, which was released yesterday on Amazon. A corporate leader rises to the top on the…
Pssst . . . Want to Come to a Party? . . . and How is Anthology #9 Really #7?
The 7th SoWest anthology from the Desert Sleuths is out and my story, "The Backpack," is one of the 24 in it. Many Sisters in Crime chapters have an annual…
Short Stories: The Thrill of the Moment (video panel)
Update 8/21/21/: Google removed access to the video on my original. Something triggered its algorithm to pounce. I've set it up on my new YouTube author site. What do you…
A Winning Submission
This morning the SouthWest Writers announced the winners of their 2021 short writings contest, including me. The list posted today is all the finalists, i.e., winners, within 20 categories of…
Writing and Painting: More Alike Than You May Think
The obvious similarity between writing and painting is that both are creative endeavors. And there is no one right way for someone to channel their creativity. There are the writers…
How Long Does it Take?
Friday's blog post is brought to you by Sunday. I say that in half-jest, half-truth. While I try to blog each Friday, I have given myself permission to let it…
“Nanoni and shis-Ka-toomi” – Honorable Mention
I've known for about a month that "Nanoni and shish-Ka-toomi" won Honorable Mention in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2021 Short Story Contest. I've been waiting for the official announcement, which…
Guest Interview: Karen Keeley
Here's another in our author guest interview series from the Peace, Love, and Crime anthology. We have a wonderful mix of first-time and long-time published authors and hope you'll pick…