Hi everyone! I’m visiting YA author Julie Glover at her site today, where we’re talking about those “bad girls” in the Age of Larceny. Oh sure, you may have heard of George C. Parker (infamous for selling New York monuments such as the Brooklyn Bridge) or Charles Ponzi (the Ponzi scheme is still alive and…
Hi gang, hope you all are doing well! Over here at Casa Owen, it’s been a crazy time. Orthodontia visits, snow, school cancellations, and a virus that’s out to show me who’s boss, have combined to derail my productivity this week. I plowed through (ha, get it?) as best I could, but my mental processes…
We woke up to nearly a foot of snow this morning, brrr. Let’s high-tail it over to sunny California, where I’m guest-posting at Susan Spann’s place about a nasty chocolate treat the Nazis were planning for Winston Churchill. Just in time for your Valentine’s Day reading pleasure. Click here to read about The Nazi Chocolate…
Happy Tuesday! Today I’m at the home of that super-spook-thriller writing duo, Bayard and Holmes, where we’re talking about Ghostbusting 100 years ago. Find out about those charlatan spirit mediums who get caught with their pants down. Come join us! 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike
Any chronic plotters out there? *Raises hand* When I plan a story, I make outlines, and outlines of outlines. I color-code, draw story arcs, reorder scenes, and so on. Maybe it’s an occupational hazard for mystery writers, because we have to plant the clues, the red-herrings, and the obstacles. We need to know “whodunnit” (or…
I’m thrilled to be visiting mystery author and professor Margot Kinberg at her site “Confessions of a Mystery Novelist.” Come join us ! We’ll be talking about the most famous detective partner in mystery fiction, Dr. Watson, and how he has evolved in cinema portrayals. Click here. Hope to see you there, Kathy Be the first…
Happy Tuesday! Today, mystery writer Nancy Lauzon is holding a “book shower” to help me celebrate my new release, Unseemly Pursuits. Click here to join us! Hope to see you there, Kathy Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Happy Groundhog/Super Bowl day! Hope you are all enjoying a leisurely winter afternoon. Get cozy – I hear Phil saw his shadow. We have six more weeks, people. *sigh* So, how did I do this week? My goals: 1. Post twice per week on my blog: a ROW80 check-in on Sundays, and an original post…
