Today’s the day

Vote.Just vote, and you’ll have done your job today.***”I’m not voting, cause there ain’t gonna be no change until Jehovah comes.” That was what one older Floridian told me when I called to prompt her to vote today. I started to argue,...

How We Do It: Two Writers Talk Technique

This month’s shared blog focuses on friendship and jealousy between writers. As always, Caroline has a great take. You can see mine on her blogWriters need support—and other writers. But what happens when your friend gets that 6-figure deal and you get another...

I get all my news from The Weekly Reader

As goes the Weekly Reader, so goes the nation?(thanks to electoral-vote.com )That said, it still can’t hurt to make some more phone calls!Weekly Reader Calls It for ObamaIn contrast to McInturff, the Weekly Reader’s quadrennial poll of students from...

Roasted author!

Yikes! I’m on the skewer today over at Book Roast ! I’ve already answered a bunch of questions for the moderator and handed over excerpts, bits and pieces, and along the way some trivia that nobody else knows in preparation. I’ll be taking questions...

R.I.P., Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman has died at the age of 83. Over at her blog, Sarah Weinman rounds up the tributes of this wonderful writer, who brought the Southwest and Native American culture alive for so many through his mysteries.