Are You Really Who You Write? Is that really you? When you write historical fiction, how much of the contemporary writer goes into a protagonist who lives in another era? And why do you want to write about the long-ago past anyway? Good questions, and ones I am asked often. The answers aren’t as simple […]
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10 Settings To Give You The Creeps
10 Settings to Give you the Creeps Call me a thrill seeker, but there’s nothing better than a great book with a creepy setting that compels you to turn the page, even when all you want to do is stuff the book in the freezer like Joey on Friends. Here are ten recent, and […]
The Long Goodbye: The Challenge of Writing a Mystery about Death Row
THE LONG GOODBYE The Challenge of Writing a Mystery about Death Row Writing mysteries about the death penalty as it exists in much of the United States presents some unusual problems. To start with, after defendants are convicted and sentenced, their cases move like glaciers through the legal system. Because we want to believe […]