Foreshadowing with an iron fist isn’t the way to tighten suspense. Please join me in the discussion today at Buried Under Books, Lelia Taylor’s blog. What are some excellent uses of foreshadowing that you’ve seen? ********** Did you like what … Continue reading
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I think there’s a big connection between fairy tales, dragons, and crime fiction. Please join me in the discussion today at “Meanderings and Muses,” Kaye Barley’s blog. What dragons have you defeated? … Continue reading
Linda Faulkner interviews me today on her Author Exchange. It’s sort of “Life, the Universe, and Reenacting.” Stop by and leave me a comment! … Continue reading
Author KD Easley interviews me today on her Tuesday with Friends blog. Stop by and say hello! … Continue reading
Today, 21 December, is Yule, and Lesa Holstine has posted a lovely Yule-related message on her special Sunday Salon blog, along with a review of Camp Follower. Camp Follower includes a depiction of a Yule celebration during the Revolutionary War … Continue reading
Murder By Four hosts my guest blog today, “Characterizations: Archetypes and Stereotypes.” I discuss how cardboard characters might sneak into the plots of novels and movies and what savvy writers do to prevent archetypal characters from descending into stereotypes. Drop … Continue reading
Were women in history always the fragile damsels of fables? Today I’m a guest blogger at Romance Novel TV, where I discuss what our “non-traditional” foremothers were up to during the American War of Independence. Visit me and share your … Continue reading
In place of the annual Cape Fear Crime Festival last Saturday afternoon, Dorothy Hodder and Phyllis Smith at the New Hanover County Library in Wilmington, NC arranged two panels of authors. All authors had books released in 2008 that dealt … Continue reading
Over the next few weeks, as I continue my physical author tour, I'll be guest blogging on some sites. Here's the link to "The South's Other War," my essay posted today about (what else?) the Revolutionary War in the South, … Continue reading