Release Day: Audiobook Edition of The Worried Man

Posted on August 15, 2018 by admin

Thanks to Blunder Woman Productions and narrator Angela Dawe, The Worried Man, the first book in my new Q.C. Davis suspense/mystery series, released today in audiobook format. More about The Worried Man (Q.C. Davis 1): She loved him, but did she know him? The night before they plan to move in together, Quille finds the body of the man she loves dead in his apartment. Police point to his failed medical career and past alcoholism as evidence of suicide or accidental overdose. His ex-wi...

Plot Or Not: Super Simple Story Structure (new Audiobook edition)

Posted on August 1, 2018July 10, 2019 by admin

When I started writing, I struggled with plot. As in my first novel didn't exactly have one, probably why it got nothing but form letter rejections. I'd taken writing classes, but those classes almost exclusively focused on whether a scene worked or not. The advice on plot was basically to string the scenes together. That might work for some writers, but it didn't for me. It's also not the kind of book I like to read. I prefer genre fiction--mainly suspense, thriller, horror, and myster...

Books And Shows – What Do You Suggest?

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 by admin

During the 4 1/2 weeks so far that I've been at home due to my broken foot, I've read tons of books and watched a few new shows. Here are the highlights: Novels: The first two Shaye Archer novels by Jana DeLeon. I love these books! Shaye is a young female private eye who just started her business and who has a very difficult past. Already planning to read the rest. I'm spacing them out so as not to finish too fast. John Sandford's Twisted Prey. This book i...

Pride, Prejudice, and Patience a/k/a Really, I Still Have This Cast?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by admin

Launching my latest novel, Book 1 in a new mystery series, while dealing with a broken foot has forced me to confront some things about myself. For instance, I discovered I'm a pretty impatient person. I can also be my own worst enemy when it comes to living in my head. What ifs and worst case scenarios are great for fiction writing. And for foreseeing possible problems when you're representing a client in a lawsuit. Not so good for mental health. So here's what I've learned. Or at ...

Listening to Fiction and Talking with Shiromi Arserio

Posted on July 7, 2015 by admin

I'm one of those people who thought I would never read on an electronic device. I love paper books. During the four years I worked full time and attended law school at night, on those rare days I took off from both, I wandered book stores. I scanned titles in all their fabulous and varied fonts, ran my hands over book covers, inhaled the combined smell of paper and ink. So I had a certain amount of sympathy when a friend said she would never buy a Kindle, because there was no problem there that ...