Upcoming writers’ conference

by | May 24, 2009 | Uncategorized

OK, folks, I dropped the ball on blogging about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (zydeco/brass band/soul/blues fun in the sun), the Ponderosa Stomp (roots rockers refound), and Malice Domestic (readers/writers 24/7). But I am really going to try to blog...

What do you think of blog tours?

by | May 21, 2009 | Uncategorized

Hi folks!The new Independent Mystery Booksellers website now has a blog for authors, readers, publishers, and bookstores to share thoughts and opinions – and today I have guest blogged about guest blogging! What do you think? Please drop by and let us know....

She likes it!!

by | May 18, 2009 | Uncategorized

My agent likes it! “Grey Matters,” that is, the second Dulcie Schwartz mystery! Of course, she has a bunch of changes she wants me to make – catches I’m grateful for (did I always describe this one character as “wan”? Yup, I guess I did....

Rolling on the river

by | May 15, 2009 | Uncategorized

Got to review Tim Gautreaux’s The Missing for the Phoenix. Really enjoyed it. Can verify that it is dead-on about life on riverboats, too, in a way. While we were in New Orleans, we took a ride down the Mississippi on the Steamboat Natchez (last of the...

“Baited” breath, changeable carpets, and more

by | May 14, 2009 | Uncategorized

Do you feel betrayed when your favorite author screws up? When a rug suddenly changes color in the middle of a book, or a grammatical error creeps in even as the characters discuss grammar and writing? Me, too! But it happens – and I own up to it today on Lorna...