“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” Joseph Campbell I’ve been trying to finish an amateur sleuth mystery (the next Holly Price story) but another story keeps nagging at me. It’s … Continue reading
Who else loves to travel? We just returned from Southeast Asia. I’m not sure if this was a bucket list trip or simply an area of the world we were curious about. Both my husband and I were too young … Continue reading
What can you say about a year that’s a Dog in the Chinese calendar? Whose Pantone color of the year kinda looked like a smushed plum? Thank goodness 2018’s over? The year was the pits in too many ways, with … Continue reading
I can’t believe it’s already the middle of January! How are you coming with your New Year’s Resolutions? One of my resolutions was to transfer the organization I always implemented in my day job to my writing life. Since my … Continue reading
By Donnell Bell Hard to believe my debut book has been on the shelves for seven years now, and my publisher still chooses to put it on special. Not a problem for me, it’s still the book of my heart … Continue reading
One of the joys of attending conferences is meeting people. At the Killer Nashville conference, I had the pleasure of meeting Carmen Amato, a wonderful person who has a deliciously mysterious past which she incorporates into her Detective Emilia Cruz police series. … Continue reading
One of the questions authors hear most often is, “Where do you get the inspiration for your stories?” A snippet of conversation or a hmm, what if..? can spark an idea, but sometimes the setting suggests a story possibility. Exotic … Continue reading
Write What You Know By Avery Daniels As a writer you often hear “write what you know.” I’m not a lawyer, so no legal mysteries, nor a doctor for medical thrillers, or a police officer, private investigator and so on. … Continue reading
Do you have a sense of purpose? A friend invited me to hear a presentation by a local historian (a husband and wife team). At the end of their speech, she turned to me and said, “This is their passion. … Continue reading
Are you a planner? Or do you go with the flow, making decisions on a whim or the spur of the moment? I always thought I was a planner. (Why is this song line running through my head? If you … Continue reading