Seduction has never been my thing. Not in the real world, in terms of enticing a romantic partner to my boudoir. (Does anyone even have a boudoir these days?) If you’ve seen the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, think about the scene where Kathy Bates imagines answering the door in cling wrap. That would be me on a good day. But […]
For any aspiring novelists out there, how many books do you have on how to write a novel? At least a dozen are sitting on my shelf, with a handful more taking up space on my Kindle – all mocking me. I probably subscribe to the same magazines that you do, and I’ve read many of the same articles that
I spent this past weekend at Creatures, Crimes and Creativity, a genre fiction con in Columbia, Md. Mystery and thriller writers are always well represented. If you were there, you might have attended a workshop on how to write action in thrillers from guest of honor Jamie Freveletti (shown at left, with author, publisher, and conference organizer Austin Camacho). You
“Geez. How can you write a whole book?” I get asked that a lot. Most people see a book as an extended homework assignment or some written report to humanity that has to be done before they take the dirt nap. It’s always presented, from those people who ask, as an obligation—as some onerous task that one has to suffer
