Putting the cat among the pigeons…

No one wants to listen to a speech. Pretty much ever. 

FEAR

How to Make Sense of Editorial Revisions

The Muse is a Lover Who Never Turns Up on Time

It’s a conversation with an entity that moves faster than you do.

Delivering justice is a worthy goal for any fictional sleuth. But is it enough?

How To Write Without An Outline

How Developing a Writing Community, Attending a Conference & Working on Craft Skills Helped Me Get My First Book Deal 

Showing up in a reader’s inbox is more valuable than hundreds of thousands of social media followers.

Every writer needs an inner critic eventually

How Do You Know When Your Series Is Over?

They tell you to write what you know. I’ve always taken issue with this advice.

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Outrageously Nonlinear Journey

The Book I Wasn’t Ready For

Why Every Thriller I Write Has a Completely Different Process

On how many occasions do you actually get to feel great as an author?

There were only two things that I wanted for my future:
to write and to travel.

How I Asked (and Got!) Endorsements 

A hunt for a mysterious and deadly treasure leads from Spain to Israel, then Venezuela, Argentina, and Chile.