Merry Christmas
As I sit in my favorite chair, drinking coffee and working on my current novel, I realize I'm truly blessed. Although this year has bee...
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Jun
Blogs
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Jun
Plot Holes
Writers write. It's what we do. We’re driven to write. Getting through the first draft is a great, but it's only scratching the surface...
21
Jun
Make Sure Your Characters Act in Character
DO YOUR CHARACTERS’ DECISIONS AND ACTIONS SEEM REALISTIC AND AUTHENTIC?
Have you ever been reading a story when suddenly the protago...
21
Jun
Killer Nashville
I’ll be attending the Killer Nashville writers conference this year August 23-26. This will be my second year. Jeffery Deaver will be t...
21
Jun
June Newsletter
I’m happy to announce my new release, The Kill Club is coming out July 8th. A bit of warning. The Kill Club has a lot of violence in it...
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Jun
July Newsletter
I’m happy to announce The Kill Club was released this month. It was a lot of fun writing this book and I hope you, the reader, have fun...
21
Jun
January Newsletter
May the New Year bring you lots of happiness, joy, blah, blah, blah. Just kidding. But it’s hard to fathom 2023 is already here. As a k...
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Jun
Interrogation Techniques Verbal Cues: Part One
Interrogations can be difficult to write. Too many writers get this wrong. This is usually due to the fact many people have only seen i...
21
Jun
Interrogation Techniques Part 2 Verbal Cues
Here’s a sample of an interrogation scene from one of my crime thrillers. I have written it in two parts. The first one is a transcript...
21
Jun
How to Use the Five Senses in Your Writing
For your story to come to life on the page, introduce your readers to the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Anythin...