I Digress…

This post originally ran in the Femme Fatales blog. As a crime fiction writer and reader, did a ripple of unease just go down your spine when you read the title of this post? What if every time you published a book, a renegade website released the first and last...

People ask me how to give themselves the proverbial kick in the pants to get their draft finished and out into the world. My best advice is to make a declaration. Say it out loud. Set a date for completion, and commit. No one will ever know how brilliant your...

LESA HOLSTINE, book reviewer for the Poisoned Pen, interviewed me for her blog. One of her questions tugged at my heart: Readers will undoubtedly think of your career when they think of Veranda. What was your most unusual experience that you can tell us about? When...

Renowned blogger and reviewer DruAnn of Dru’s Book Musings asked me to share how Homicide detective Veranda Cruz would spend an average day. Here it is, in Veranda’s own words: I dip my head, narrowly avoiding the size 12 foot lashing out at my jaw....