I just returned from a few weeks touring the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. I knew nothing about them except that they were once part of the U.S.S.R. What a delightful surprise they turned out to be! Each country has its own culture, history, beauty and, well, “quirks” (at least to an outsider like me). Yet the people share one thing in common: an enduring resilience and a desire to be free. Like Croatia, which I visited late last year, they are “rising stars” in ... VIEW POST
Not for the Squeamish: Gruesome but Fascinating Facts from MurderCon 2019
Fiction readers love drama, and drama nearly always involves some type of crime. When something unspeakable happens, like murder, who doesn’t feel satisfaction when the evidence turns up and the bad guy is brought to justice—as long as we’re taken on a wild ride along the way? To gather information (and inspiration) for the spin-off mystery series I’m working on, I recently attended the Writers’ Police Academy's 2019 “MurderCon” in Raleigh, North Carolina. Spearheaded by crime writer Lee ... VIEW POST
Some Interesting Facts about Jade
I’m in the midst of writing my latest contemporary romantic suspense novel, The Jade Hunters. At the center of the story is the theft of a pair of white jade tiger earrings that originally belonged to the last emperor of China. As a result, I’ve been reading a lot about jade. Some initial facts: It’s one of two types of minerals, nephrite and jadeite, and comes in many colors, not just green. It’s also extremely durable and hard to break, which made it an obvious choice for weapons, ... VIEW POST
How to Make Your Most Difficult Decisions
We’re confronted with choices every day: “What should I have for breakfast?” “Do I really want to go to exercises class?” Should I have that second brownie now or save it for later?” As much as we might groan about them, those kinds of decisions are relatively easy to make because there’s not too much at stake if we opt for one over the other. It’s the really tough ones—the life-changing ones—that lie at the heart of my just-released novel, The Price of Compassion. Tom Justice, the ... VIEW POST
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