I was very sad to hear that the legendary Barbara Mertz – who has written close to a hundred books as herself and as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels – has passed away. This is from the William Morrow Facebook page: It is with great sadness we relay the news that our beloved author, Barbara Read More …
I snagged this quote off Jennifer Crusie’s blogpost Carpe Sharknado about the movie Sharknado – which I didn’t watch – because it’s awesome, and a great reminder to those of us who write for a living: “I love everything about Sharknado. I might even have to watch it although bloody horror films about sharks are Read More …
I’ve been asked to do a full day – four hour long workshops – for the CCWA on March 10th and thought some of you who live in my area might be interested in attending. The price is pretty good, and Fairfield Glade isn’t that far from Nashville. This is the press release: PRESS RELEASE: CCWA Read More …
…the Olde City, New Blood paranormal conference is taking place February 8-10, and I’ll be there. Here’s where you’ll find me at various times: Friday: 7-9pm – Author/Blogger meet & greet Saturday: 10:45-11:45am – panel on comedy and PNR w/Stephanie Julian, Nancy Haddock, Nancy Holzner, and Lucienne Diver. 3:15-4:15pm – poolside meet & Read More …
I’ve done this once before: written a blog post in response to a 1-star Amazon review accusing me of being a racist. (You can read the other one here, if you missed it the first time.) For the record, it isn’t the 1-star review that bothers me. Not that I aspire to them, but people are entitled Read More …
