As an author, you may be wary about including a lawyer in your crime fiction, because you don’t want to be tripped up by thorny legal points. However, in your current mystery, you need a lawyer to make a few … Read on…
THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE I WENT TO THE TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS On March 12-13, Clark Lohr and Tim Moore graciously shared their booth at the Tucson Festival of Books with me and two other writers—Jackie Sereno and … Read on…
Desert Sleuth Members: Here is a list of all the DS members I could find and their appearances (on panels and Author Discovery) at Left Coast Crime 2016. Remember to support your DS members! If I left you out, let … Read on…
UPCOMING EVENTS OF INTEREST TO WRITERS Crossing the Bar Left Coast Crime is coming to my home town, and it coincides with the publication of my first book, Murder Casts Its Spell. It can’t get any better. Time for me … Read on…
Dan Baldwin spoke to the Society of Southwest Authors/Valley of the Sun Chapter on December 27 at the Tempe Library. Baldwin has ghostwritten over 50 books on many topics. The income from ghostwriting funds his real love of writing fiction—he’s … Read on…
A list of common issues many writers face when they are starting out. Also a helpful refresher for seasoned writers. Download the PDF: … Read on…