A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
I’m delighted to announce that in April I’ll be leading a course for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Fayetteville, Arkansas. More commonly known as OLLI, the institute is a division of the University of Arkansas. I'm glad to have this chance to return to a place that holds such happy memories; I earned my …
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I'm a guest today of fellow mystery writer Marja McGraw on her new website, writing about a twist on an old mantra. Here's the lead-in: The Golden Rule of “write what you know” is embedded in my DNA. That’s my only explanation for how I came to write “Three Little Bears Visit New York City” before …
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I'm honored to be one of the authors invited to participate in the Fayetteville (Arkansas) Literary Festival this fall! I'll be part of a discussion titled "Writing in Genres" and will share information about writing a regional mystery series. (If you've just found this site, the series I'm talking about is the Waterside Kennels mystery series, set …
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According to these nifty stats WordPress provides, people for 21 different countries have visited this website. Thanks to all! I hope you'll come back often. In the next few weeks you'll have the chance to "meet" other mystery authors and read excerpts of their work. Stay tuned!
I’ve been tagged! Tagged, that is, to participate in a blog hop for writers. My thanks to C. A. Newsome and Corrie Fischer for inviting me to play along! Every Monday authors blog about their own writing process, using a standard format and answering the same questions. This is definitely a multi-genre hop; I’ve seen mystery, paranormal, young adult, …
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