Well, tomorrow I’ll be winging my way to Malice Domestic for a mini-reunion with several of the Cozy Chicks. Heather, Maggie, JB and I will in Arlington, VA for the supreme annual cozy mystery convention.
I always enjoy Malice (and if you’re attending, please come up and say hello), although this year I really feel guilty […]

Well, first off, I need to apologize for going MIA the past couple of weeks. Usually I do my blogs a month ahead of schedule, but the last two months have been unreal as far as deadlines, gigs, and family obligations. Not only was there no chance to blog ahead of time, I literally couldn’t […]

I’m calling in sick to the blog today. I’ve got a bad case of deadline fever. Oh yeah, the aches, the pains, the stuffy — so very stuffy — head, the watery eyes…watery from staring and staring at the computer screen, the runny nose from crying my eyes out.
 Well, no. It’s not quite that bad. […]

           Yesterday the Fed Ex man dropped off two hot-off-the-press copies of Corpse Pose, the first book in the new — MY new — Mantra for Murder series. Needless to say, I’m a little excited and very pleased. I like the book. I like the series. It’s very different from the Poetic Death series, but variety […]

Hi Cozy Chicks!
Lynn had asked about a list of Cozy Writing Dos and Don’ts in the comments of last month’s writing blog. So I thought I could put something together, and maybe the other Cozy Chicks will chime in if they happen to fly by.
Okay, so some of this is a bit tongue in cheek, […]

I hate exercise.
Oh, sure, I love how it makes me feel, and I love what it does for me — and it’s not just about looks these days, it’s about staying healthy and fit — having the energy and strength to do everything I want and need to do.
But I hate doing it. 
And how can […]

Like Maggie, I’m a film buff. I love, love, love old movies (although my definition of “old” changes with each passing year). I’m especially fond of those vintage mystery chick flicks of yesteryear, and I thought it might be fun to recommend one each month – and if, by chance, any of you are familiar […]

I don’t know if you caught Kate’s blog last week, but it really struck home for me. She was posting on happiness — a precious commodity in our society — and how (to some extent) being happy is a choice.
Not always, granted. We all know it is not possible to be happy every moment — not […]

I thought I’d begin my monthly writing blogs with a post I did for Wicked Company on characterization – characterization is very much on my mind as I finally begin work in earnest on the fourth Poetic Death mystery, Docketful of Poesy.
When I started High Rhymes and Misdemeanors, the first book in the series  I […]

Well, we’re just about through January, and I have to say it’s been a struggle getting back on my diet. So far, so good, and each day gets a little easier. I’m living on a lot of salad, and so I thought I would share one of my favorites.
Can you tell I’m already hungry?
I should […]