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…
Guest Interview: Jeanne DuBois
Before the interview, I'll let you in on a special deal. If you like music and short mystery stories, you'll want to get the Music Mystery Bundle. Peace, Love, and…
Submission, Rejection, Revision . . .
Sending out one's manuscript or short story is one part relief--you think it's ready for publication--and one part suspense--will it be accepted? Does the editor like it? Does it suit…
Looking Forward . . .
This post could have been titled "Looking Ahead," as that's what I'm doing now. But looking forward captures that plus my anticipation of coming days with fewer restrictions and upcoming…