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The Inspiration Behind SCATHED May Surprise You
Writers never know when the seed of a story idea will take root. In this post I’ll share a behind-the-scenes look at my new psychological thriller, SCATHED, and what lead to the premise.…
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I’m at ThrillWriting, Chatting About My Time Inside an Oil Drum
I’m over at ThrillWriting.blogspot.com today, talking about my time spent inside an oil drum. During my edits of CLEAVED, I noticed I had no real life experience to draw from in order to…
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9 Ways To Build Suspense ~ Fiction Writing
Last month, Staci Troilo wrote a fantastic post for Story Empire about four elements of a horror story. Which inspired this post. (UPDATE: This post inspired another Story Empire post. This time by Craig…
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Tips to Writing a Sequel
Lately I’ve been scarce. I’ve locked myself away to write two sequels, CLEAVED and BLESSED MAYHEM, prepare for the debut of Partners In Crime on Oct. 18th;, help promote a new anthology, RUN—now…
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I’m So Excited, and I Just Can’t Hide It…
You might remember my post Snarky characters: Love Them or Hate Them? Well, I have an update. My editor loved Wings of Mayhem so much that she insisted my publisher interrupt her holiday break…
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Who are the lucky winners?
The time has finally arrived! Before I announce the winners I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you. This holiday giveaway was a lot of fun. Not…
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How Do You Define Bestselling Author?
Many authors have asked me how Marred hit the bestsellers list during pre-release and remained there for several days. It’ll hit it again soon, too, by the way…any day now. But rather than discuss…
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I’m On Crime Fiction.FM Podcast!
I had the pleasure of speaking with Steve Campbell from CrimeFiction.FM. This was such a fun experience, as you’ll hear in the podcast. We had a lot of laughs, which slowed my racing heartbeat to a…
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How To Create Excerpt Books For Promotional Gifts
Yesterday, I had my first book signing/reading at Moultonborough Public Library, about an hour south of where I live. What an awesome day, too! For years, I’d heard nightmare stories about an author sitting…
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Crime Writing: Blood, Bodies, and Bugs
I always preach that it’s crucial we get our facts right in crime writing, especially during the investigation scenes. For a writer like me, someone who includes forensics and investigative procedures in all my…
