Help Give Away My Money!
Over at Women of Mystery, I am celebrating my good fortune by giving away money to classrooms in need. There are all kinds of classrooms that need help, from art and music to science and technology, from kindergartens to senior year. There are classrooms affected...
An Announcement!
Does the picture get the point across? No? Well, here are the details: After what seems an excruciatingly long slog, I've signed a two-book contract with InterMix, Penguin's e-first imprint. Now, for those of you who are curious about such things, in this case,...
An Unnatural Appreciation: A Fan Letter to John Connolly
This is a piece I wrote about a year ago for Criminal Element. Every once in a while, an author comes along who resonates with you on some level, whose books you cannot put down, whose work you will seek out even if it’s not your “usual thing.” I don’t remember who...
Ron Weasley, Romance Hero?
This is a post I wrote about two years ago for Heroes and Heartbreakers. What defines a romantic hero? Does he have to be sexy? Strong? The most important man in the room? Or can he merely be “the one who gets the girl”? If a story has a strong, intelligent heroine,...
RIP Gloccomara Bad Magic Baby, aka Kate.
Today, our oldest dog died. When I got her, I was living in Texas, so she’s been with me through multiple moves and we’d been together for two years before I even met my husband, let alone married him. Kate came to me as a rescue of sorts. I called around to breeders...