K.P. Gresham By K.P. Gresham My hubby and I make it our mission to see all of the films nominated for the Academy Awards’ most coveted...

by Kathy Waller blog noun a website containing a writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often...

by Fran Paino February marks the beginning of the Mardi Gras culture of masks, beads, and jazz music on every corner and in the streets,...

by Renee Kimball 1986, Community College, Day One of Art Appreciation. Clumping to the podium on wooden clogs, dressed like Johnny Depp...

by Helen Currie Foster “Tell me a story,” begs the child. “Tell me a story about before you met me,” the lover entreats the loved one....

Mystery authors deal in death. They must get the details correct when writing about the untimely demise of a character. Because laws for...

by K.P. Gresham Writers (or at least me) despise (rightly so) the idea of formulaic writing. I am creative! I have my own ideas! Ain’t...

by Francine Paino We Italian-Americans take our Christmas tradition seriously – as do Texans. I’m fascinated by some of the...

by Helen Currie Foster John li Carre, by Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikipedia Okay, you already know I’m hooked on le Carré. Never did I...

The basic steps to submitting fiction manuscripts to magazines, anthologies, and contests are as follows: STEP 1: Find calls for...

by K.P. Gresham It begins with the kidnapping of the Saudi Crown Prince’s daughter. Allon, head of Israeli intelligence, is directed by...

by Kathy Waller So you start writing your post about the incomparable Josephine Tey’s mystery novels two weeks before it’s due but...

by Francine Paino Day after day, whether we want to or not, we hear nothing but murder, mayhem, the politics of personal destruction, and...

Written by Renee Kimball “From the start . . . I felt that the best fiction was both propulsive and assaultive. It gets in your face....

By Helen Currie Foster Last week Big D hosted the Bouchercon book conference. Two sessions made me wonder why we’re drawn to particular...

No one else in my family writes novels. When I talk about plotting and pacing, my husband gives me the same blank stare that I give him...

No matter what they tell you, Texas isn’t all cowboys and cactus and bullets and brush. Texas Book Festival  opens on the grounds of the...

The late president Harry S. Truman said, “The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.” People make history. What were...

by Helen Currie Foster An author can get great mileage by giving the point of view to a Watson sort of character. The Watson can be...

Lois Winston Award winning author, Lois Winston, has a new crafting mystery coming out for the holidays! She has kindly allowed me to...