Category Archives: Mystery eBooks
The In Between Books Stuck Place
I’ve got a novel with an editor and an EBook on writing suspense in the pipeline, waiting for publication. It’s an uncomfortable place, jammed up in a bottleneck. Both these projects took a longer time than when I started writing. … READ MORE »
Snappy Dialogue
Thought I’d excerpt a passage from my new EBook in the “Writing Your First Mystery” series, just to let the crime fiction world know I’m still out there beavering away. Keeping Tension Snapping in Your Dialogue If you have trouble … READ MORE »
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 »