Writers are supposed to know many interesting things. But this writer had no idea that Denver, Colorado (where I’m attending the Left Coast Crime Convention) is actually NOT in the middle of mountains. On the way from the airport to the downtown Adam’s Mark Hotel, the shuttle driver informed me that Denver is at the …Read More

THIS young man is not the audience for my newly completed novel, CALLING MR LONELY HEARTS! I’m pleased to say that I just today submitted the manuscript of CALLING MR LONELY HEARTS to Ballantine. The scheduled release is Spring 2009. It seems like a very long time to wait. When I finished writing ISABELLA MOON, …Read More

I’m so excited to introduce Therese Fowler to you all. Her debut novel, SOUVENIR, is available now (by coincidence from Ballantine), and is garnering lots of well-deserved praise. I became acquainted with Therese on Patry Francis Blog Day, and was immediately charmed by her enthusiasm and fresh point of view on publishing a novel for …Read More

I traveled to London, once-upon-a-time, and did the whole tourist thing: the Tower of London, fish and chips, quaint hotel where the restaurant maitre d’ went charmingly apoplectic when we wandered in at 10 pm looking for dessert (we were accommodated in the bar), days and days in museums. We were there so my husband, …Read More

The Liar’s Diary Blog day was a HUGE success! By the end of Tuesday, we had word of nearly 400 bloggers who were blogging for Patry Francis. And I also read in many blogs’ comments that others were planning to blog as well. (A special THANK YOU to the members of redroom.com who really represented.) …Read More

_______________________________________ I can’t imagine the person who has met Patry Francis and did not immediately fall a little bit in love with her. Patry is just one of those people who seems to emit a calm, but energizing force. I expect that her aura must be gold. Her smile is instantaneous and contagious. I’ve never …Read More

It’s been a busy, busy week: many pages written, workshops taught, plus a visit to an area book club, which was the most fun of all. The delightful writer and SIU prof, Mary Bogumil, invited me to speak at her book club, Broads Who Love Books and Booze, on Wednesday evening. It was only their …Read More

ISABELLA #1: I’m thrilled to announce that the US Cover of ISABELLA MOON is one of five finalists for Left Coast Crime’s ARTY Award, which annually recognizes the mystery cover. The competition is pretty tough, but I am thrilled be nominated! (Actually, all the honor goes to Thomas Beck Stvan, IM’s amazing designer) If you’re …Read More

Do you know Patry Francis? She’s the author of THE LIAR’S DIARY, an engaging, character-driven thriller with one of the most memorably unreliable narrators I’ve ever read. THE LIAR’S DIARY was released in hardcover last spring, but this fall, Patry was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. I met Patry on myspace and read …Read More

How much do I love Orlando, Florida’s Local 6 News Station’s website? I discovered it a couple years back through several Matt Drudge links (he’s also big on British rags). Local 6 is one of the most sensational sites on the web, and I find it a little shocking that it shares its home with …Read More