The wait begins…

Two weeks ago, I sent off to my agent the manuscript of my second Dulcie Schwartz mystery, Grey Matters. Today, I sent her the ms. for Dogs Don’t Lie. Now, the waiting begins.No, I didn’t write a book in two weeks. I had written Dogs Don’t Lie for...

April Smith interview

Two of April Smith’s smart, subtle Ana Grey thrillers were recently reissued. I grabbed the author as she was on assignment in New York… read more here.

Goodbye, Readerville

Readerville, an early online home for many of us writers, readers, and book lovers, closed down today. I confess, I hadn’t visited in a while, seduced away by newer social media and by my own work. But for nine years, Readerville was home, an online watercooler...

Real-life drama

Does anyone else remember Stan Mack’s “Real Life Comics”? As cell phones have become omnipresent, the possibilities are not only everywhere, they’re hard to ignore. I just spent ten minutes behind a good-looking, well groomed youngish man in...

Think you might want to take a writing course?

I’m teaching “Essential Beginnings,” a course designed to get you started (or re-started, or jump-started) writing for the UCLA Extension School’s online writing program. This week, the program is hosting a free online cyber open house....

Backspace!

Well, I’m just back from a weekend at the Backspace Writers Conference and I wanted to post something before inertia – and the new week – takes over. First of all, kudos to Karen Dionne and crew for putting together an excellent, small, and focused...