This Thursday I fly to Chicago, where I’ll be attending a writers conference called LOVE IS MURDER.  I’m scheduled for an editor/agent panel, plus a couple of author panels. And I’ll be talking to writers who are looking for a publisher. Therefore, I thought it might be fun to blog an imaginary pitch session: DENI (making [...]

In the spirit of the season, here are some holly-jollies to make you smile: CAROLS FOR THE DISTURBED: 1. Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear? 2. Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented Are 3. Dementia — I Think I’ll be Home for Christmas 4. Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing [...]

Here are some fun facts that you might (or might not) be able to use in your books, blogs and emails: 1]  A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why. 2]  A whale’s penis is called a dork. 3]  An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. 4]  A rat can survive longer [...]

My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am. While waiting tables at Eastside Mario’s in Colorado Springs, I met two Canine Companions ladies and their well-behaved dogs. The ladies said there were too many “cat mysteries” and not enough “dog mysteries,” and I promised to write [...]