My recent travels to Prague and Krakow sparked all sorts of ideas for novels, including for a new supernatural thriller series.
A Non-Supernatural Mystery In Prague
First, though, private investigator Quille C. Davis will travel to Prague to question a psychic medium, who is also a murder suspect, in my Q.C. Davis mysteries.
While the Q.C. Davis mystery series is not supernatural, Prague's long history of mysticism and alchemy make it an ideal home for the psychic medium character. And ...
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Rediscovering The Neighborhood Bookstore
A few days ago I did something I haven't done in a long time--walked to my neighborhood bookstore, Sandmeyer's.
I love the hardwood floors in Sandmeyer's. Some boards creak when you step on them. It also smells like wood, a smell I associate with books and therefore love.
There were two reasons I hadn't visited there in forever.
Drifting Away From The Bookstore
One reason is that I've spent since April 22 recovering from a broken foot.
A lot of that time I was in casts (photos of the ...
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How To Peek At Other’s Bookshelves And Win Autographed Books
If you love books the way I do, you probably have book titles that friends recommended to you typed into cryptic notes on your phone or written on scraps of paper you put in your pocket, forget about, and find again in shreds after doing the laundry. When I make the effort track down a book, though, usually I love it, and I buy or borrow all the author's works. Then I wonder how many other great recommendations I've forgotten. Which is too bad because I depend on suggestions from others to sort...
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