Where can you find a world class research institute, decaying bodies, Skoal spitting rednecks, underground caves and steamy romance all within a mile of each other?  Carved in Bone, of course!

Author Jefferson Bass is himself a fascinating character.  Too bad he doesn't…

I just learned something HUGE about being a writer.  I learned this by finally, finally joining a critique group.  I hope that the ladies of the She Writes Virtual Writers’ Critique Group will forgive me, as I’m about to expose the universal secret handshake of the entire group critiquing world.  I’ve been a member of this society for only a couple of weeks, and yet here I am, publicly divulging the code.  Here it is:

It's a bit disturbing - isn't it? - that a book can be so critically misjudged by its cover.  That nice, clean-cut guy next door might be on the verge of a violent nervous breakdown.  The long-haired bass player you've dismissed as a wastoid loser just might teach special education for a living.  The soft-spoken, understated guy in ragged blue jeans could turn out to be a philanthropic billionaire.



I am finally reading, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."  I applauded…

I'm going through my WIP and making notes in areas where I think I've "told" something I should have "shown."  "SHOW NOT TELL!!"  My notes scream in bold red.  At some point, I'm now committed to editing those parts, if only to remove the damn red text.

I vaguely remember "learning" this trick in some class at some point in my life.  But I don't remember what I learned.  At all.  Showing, rather than telling, is like porn.  You recognize it when you see it.  More importantly,…