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Isabella’s Blog

Isabella is also a member of ROGUE WOMEN WRITERS and MURDER BOOKS

How ignoring mom’s advice made me a better cop

Now that I’m a mom, I find that I routinely dole out advice to my son. I expect—or at least, hope—that he will heed the words of hard-won wisdom garnered from years of…oh, who am I kidding? He’s going to do whatever he does. Just like I did. During their training...

Gadgets for writers on the go

I’m always ready to embrace new tech, especially to improve productivity. Now that I’ve doubled my writing output to two full length novels a year, I find that anything that promises to help me get my thoughts down faster, and on the go, is worth a shot. To that...

The Perfect Analogy

When writing a series of novels about a criminal empire led by a family, I decided to base the organization on a wolf pack. Studying their behavior, I realized the way wolves operate within a pack is analogous to how a crime family could run its business.

Looking for a Real-Life Hero

For my most recent novel, I wanted a lead character who was an action hero like Jack Reacher, Jason Bourne, Mitch Rapp, or Scot Horvath.
But my hero had to be a woman.
And she had to be believable.