I have not been on She Writes in quite a while due to the constraints of caring for four kids and aging parents along with the obsession with the act...

"Mixed Messages," the first novel in my Malone mystery series, will be FREE on Kindle from Friday, April 26th, through Sunday, April 28th. I hope...

I'm so fed up with Amazon!  First they deny authors the use of Amazon links to promote our own books, then they say we can't do all sig lines for...

Hi Mystery Writers,   I'm hosting a twelve-hour writing marathon on May 14th.  If you can't participate for the full twelve hours, you can come hang...

I'm feeling excited today. "Lethal Intent," my book on serial killer Aileen Wuornos, has just been re-issued as a Pinnacle Books "True Crime...

SWAT Boot Camp : Object Obstacle...

I'm looking for the perfect book to feature for our October book club selection for our online magazine WEENC. Our theme for October is Smoke and...

Hello, I am writing my first mystery novel, and I joined this group particularly in the hopes of sharing joys and sorrows with fellow mystery...

I saw this link in the "Blog Bytes" column in the current Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: Guns, Gams and Gumshoes http://writingpis.wordpress.com/

I have noticed that most novels begin with a narrative. Is there some unspoken rule against starting your story with conversation?