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…
Has anyone ever known everything there was to know? Who was the last person to have read every book in…
In a winter of snow, ice, below-zero temperatures, fender-benders, and school closings, Nature sometimes creates its own form of entertainment.…
This week I am pleased to introduce you to Lucy Burdette, author of twelve mysteries, eight written as Roberta Isleib.…
“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,…
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…
Making time to blog has been harder this summer. I’m revising my traditional mystery manuscript, and I’ve become obsessed. After…
