Category Archives: Mystery eBooks
Why Write Crime Fiction
Don’t you wish you could get back at men who are bullies and jerks, those women who are gold-diggers and narcissists? You can writing crime fiction. I never wanted to hang out in a cop bar, or be a cop, … READ MORE »
Mentors
I don’t think I’ve had a real up close mentor, mostly because I’ve been too over-awed by the ones I admire and too shy to ask for help. But I’ve watched a lot of writers from a distance and learned … READ MORE »
The Cruelest Enemy: Self-doubt
The best writing advice I ever got was watching the agony of a writer who couldn’t bring himself to write The End. As a result, he never finished anything and still remains in the ranks of the wannabes. Oh, he … READ MORE »
I thought everyone could write if they just sat down and put their mind to it. As my facility for words came easily to me, I never thought it was important. A facility for manipulating numbers was of consequence, after … READ MORE »
Proofreading Your own Work
I’ve made so many mistakes. So many. A blush arises thinking of some that I will never share. Ever. But restricted to the area of writing, which awful moment would I choose? The time we were all saying snarky things about … READ MORE »
Me and Raymond Chandler
Really good books are about a lot of things, some of them heavy social issues. Raymond Chandler’s novels are about crime and corruption in the 1940s in a place he called Bay City, in truth, Santa Monica. Myy first novel, … READ MORE »