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The World as Inspiration
I am delighted to have fellow International Thriller Writer Michael Niemann on my blog today! His latest thriller ILLICIT TRADE (Coffeetown Press, Feb 1, 2017) was recently released, and today he answers the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Guest Post, Mystery Writing, Writing
Tagged A Valentin Vermuelen Thriller, Guest Blog, Illicit Trade, International Thriller Writers, Michael Niemann
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Creative Minds Profile #23: Cathi Stoler
I believe I first met Cathi Stoler at the Brooklyn Book Festival a couple of years ago when she signed my copy of FAMILY MATTERS, a Murder New York Style Anthology, published by the New York/Tri-State Sisters in Crime. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Minds Profile, Mystery Writing, Writing
Tagged Bad Things Happen, Cathi Stoler, Mystery Writer, New York/Tri-State Sisters in Crime, Nick Donahue, Nick of Time, PI Helen McCorkendale, The Kaluki Kings of Queens
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Directing THE CRUCIBLE in 2016
When I am not writing mysteries or plays, or trying to be super-mom, I am a high school drama teacher. This past fall, I directed Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. I need to choose plays that are going be a good … Continue reading
Posted in Everything Else, Theater
Tagged Arthur Miller, Directing Theater, High School Theater, Plays for High School Students, The Crucible, Theatre
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2016: My Year in Books
In 2016, I made a goal of only reading books by people I know. By “people I know,” I mean either those I have met (online or in person ), or at the very least, those I have seen speak … Continue reading
Posted in Everything Else, Mystery Writing, Young Adult Books
Tagged #YA Lit, 2017 To Read List, A Front Page Affair, B.K, Body and Bone, Books, Cry of the Sea, D.G. Driver, Death and White Diamonds, Death Unscripted, Eighties-Inspired Neon Noir, Fast Women and Neon Lights, Fighting Chance, Jeff Markowitz, Laura Wolfe, LS Hawker, M.K. Graff, Mystery Authors, Mystery Writers, Nina Mansfield, Nora Tierney Mysteries, Radha Vatsal, Stevens, The Drownin Game, Thriller Authors, To Read List, TRAIL OF SECRETS, YA Mysteries
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Creative Minds Profile #22: LS Hawker
I had the pleasure of meeting LS Hawker at the 2016 ThrillerFest in New York. We were both debut novelists. Her thriller, THE DROWNING GAME, sounded fascinating. I downloaded it on Audible as soon as I had the chance, and … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Minds Profile, Writing
Tagged Body and Bone, End of the Road, International Thriller Writers, Kansas Novels, LS Hawker, The Drowning Game, Thriller Novels, ThrillerFest, Witness Impulse
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Creative Minds Profile #21: J.J. Hensley
One of the fabulous things about being a member of writing organizations like International Thriller Writers is that you get to meet some of the most fascinating people. When I met author J.J. Hensley this past summer at ThrillerFest, I … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Minds Profile, Mystery Writing, Writing
Tagged A K-9 Rescue Novel, Best Books of 2013, Chalk's Outline, International Thriller Writers, J.J. Hensley, Measure Twice, Pittsburgh Books, Pittsburgh Thriller, Steel City Intrigue, Thrillers
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Creative Minds Profile #20: R.G. Belsky
I first met R.G. Belsky when we were reading from our mystery novels at KGB Bar in New York as part of a Mystery Writers of American New York Chapter event. At the time, he was reading from what was … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Minds Profile, Mystery Writing, Writing
Tagged Blonde Ice, Dick Belsky, Mystery Writers of America Member, R. G. Belsky, Shooting for the Stars, The Kennedy Connection
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Creative Minds Profile #19: Daniella Bernett
I first met Daniella Bernett at a Mystery Writers of America New York Chapter event last year. At the time, she was about to release her first novel, LEAD ME INTO DANGER, an Emmeline Kirby-Gregory Longdon mystery. She joined me … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Minds Profile, Mystery Writing, Writing
Tagged Black Opal Books, Daniella Bernett, Deadly Legacy, Emmeline Kirby/Gregory Longdon Mystery, International Mystery, Lead Me Into Danger, Mystery Writers of America Member
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Book Bites: A FAIR TO DIE FOR
At the end of August, I had the opportunity to appear on Red River Radio with fellow mystery author and Sister in Crime, Radine Trees Nehring. After I heard about her mystery A FAIR TO DIE FOR (Oak Tree Press, … Continue reading
