Newsletters
Welcome to my newsletter that shares the ins and outs of my writing life, books and movies I love, upcoming literary events, and so much more. Enjoy!
Writer’s Book Club – The Big Empty
It’s been a while since I’ve read one of Robert Crais’ Elvis Cole/Joe Pike books, and I’d forgotten how much I love them—the humor, the smart, competent characters, the twists. His latest novel, The Big Empty, doesn’t disappoint.
Brand New Book Idea
Quickly pulling together a story idea for an anthology submission has led me to my exciting new book idea.
Writer’s Book Club – One of Us is Lying
In One of Us Is Lying, five high schoolers are sent to detention, and one goes into anaphylactic shock and dies. Was it an accident or murder?
The Anti-AI Novelist
As a creator, I am anti Artificial Intelligence. My writing, from the ideas to the descriptions to the character and story arcs, is all me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t call myself an author.
Writer’s Book Club – We Used to Live Here
There’s no gore or monsters in We Used to Live Here, just a strange family who won’t leave and a shift in reality that has the reader questioning the protagonist’s sanity.
Florida Inspires (Goofy) Book Ideas
A trip to Florida inspired these book ideas: Death by Pickleball, Sink Your Teeth Into Love, Copacabana Killer, and Pelicans Plop.
Writer’s Book Club – Detour
Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart is a fast-paced science fiction novel with a mysterious premise.
J. R. R. Tolkien and Me
How in the world did J. R. R. Tolkien, a pantser, write The Lord of the Rings—9,250 pages—without a computer?
Writer’s Book Club – The Life of Chuck
With the internet crashing, species dying off, and California falling into the sea, why are the billboards thanking Chuck for 39 great years?