As I write, I look out on a thick blanket of snow rolling down to a frozen white lake. Ice…
per·se·ver·ance noun \ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s\ First known use: 14th century :The quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something…
The main character in my mystery, young widow Kate Hamilton, contemplates the significance of dreams: All you have to do…
This week I am pleased to introduce you to Lucy Burdette, author of twelve mysteries, eight written as Roberta Isleib.…
“She generally gave herself very good advice,” Lewis Carroll said of Alice in Wonderland, “though she very seldom followed…
“Everybody, sooner or later,” said Robert Louis Stevenson, “sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Wonderful quote. I’ve used it…
This week I have the privilege of introducing you to award-winning mystery writer G. M. MALLIET, whose books,…
Perseverance is one of life’s great virtues—something we admire in others but shrink back from learning ourselves. This is because…
This week I have the pleasure of introducing you to a wonderful mystery writer, Amanda Flower (yes, that’s her…
All writers, especially first-time writers, struggle mightily with self-doubt. Believe me, I know. Even though, so far, I’ve stuck a mere…
