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
Three Steps to Cooking up the Tastiest Historical Fiction…Without the Calories
A good friend of mine, a lifelong bachelor, once told me he knew how to cook just one dish really well: grilled salmon with a rich, homemade red pepper sauce. The dish never failed to impress his guests, and with good reason: it was scrumptious. If you’ve ever tried to create a sauce from scratch, you know it requires three basic steps: Select the most delicious ingredients Mix them up and apply heat Simmer until you've reduced the mixture to about half of what you started ... VIEW POST
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