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Putting mystery into life
I have always loved mysteries since I read my first copy of Nancy Drew, one of the original copies owned by a cousin just younger than my mother.My favorite mystery authors now include Carolyn Hart,...
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Meeting the "names" in mystery
I've been fortunate to meet several mystery writers, some rather well-known ones. Two very important ones live here in Oklahoma: William Bernhardt and Carolyn Hart. Each writes completely different...
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Midnight Blog Tour and Contest
Midnight Tour ScheduleOct. 26 Holly Jahangiri http://blog.jahangiri.us/Oct. 27 Brian L. Porter http://tinyurl.com/4qa4twLee Lofland, The Graveyard Shift http://www.leelofland.com/wordpressOct. 28 Joyce...
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Develop a villain that's "real"
My villains have aspects of real people embedded in their personalities. Why? Because using traits from real people make the villains more believable.Let's look at my more famous or infamous villain -...
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Article 14
Midnight comes out to prowl on Halloween, visiting two blogs today:Aidana WillowRavenand the fourth an final stop with Joyce AnthonyI wonder what the villain Midnight will try on the day and night the...
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Midnight Tour winding down
Today, Midnight will visit Crystalee Calderwood, the author of Angeline Jellybean which will come out in a few weeks.Crystalee has something new on her stop. Be sure and visit.Now that combination is...
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Last day of Midnight Tour
A week has passed since Holly Jahangiri posted the beginning entries for the Midnight Tour.A total of eight hosts provided something like fourteen posts, or more, about Midnight Hours.From the stats...
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Part 1 - Mystery Writing Tips
As a lover of mysteries since I was a child, I started on Nancy Drew books and kept on reading. Now my favorite mystery authors are William Bernhardt, Anne Perry, and Carolyn Hart, as well as one great...
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Part 2 - Mystery Writing Tips
In Part 1 - Mystery Writing Tips, I shared part of my mystery writing tips. The information from Part 1 and this part are not all the components needed in a good mystery. Some sub-genre have different...
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Farewell, Tony Hillerman
I first “met” Tony Hillerman through his books, mysteries of course, featuring Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. The first novel I found, was his first, The Blessing Way, which came out...
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Meet William Bernhardt
According to William Bernhardt's biography, he has always loved books. He said he wanted to be a writer since he was seven-years old. He received his first rejection letter when he was eleven, and he...
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Coming soon - interview with J.A. Jance
I've enjoyed J.A. Jance's books for many years. She is one of my favorite modern authors, and I own many of her books, and several are signed by her. In fact the picture to the right is one of her...
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An interview with J.A. Jance
I’ve had the honor and privilege of meeting author J.A. Jance, first through her books, through e-mails, and then in person at OWFI (Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc.) Conference in 2008. Not only is...
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Mystery of Giving
The Christmas season is one of giving, and as I look at the commercialization of the season, I wonder what happened to true generosity, giving, from the heart not just for show. I've written some posts...
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Make Mysteries Better
I take and read several writing magazines: The Writer, WRITERS' Journal, and Writer's Digest. All of them give me ideas and advice that helps me be a better writer. As I read some of the current...
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Preditors & Editors nominations
My mystery novel and publishing company were nominated on Preditors and Editors.Midnight Hours ended up listed in two categories, and could possibly be in the top ten IF people vote for it both places....
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Meet Medical Thriller Writer CJ Lyons
I first met CJ Lyons on two Yahoo email lists: Crime Writers and Sisters in Crime. Soon after I discovered that she would be one of the presenters at the OWFI (Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc....
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Mystery Writing Heroes
I've been fortune enough to meet several of my mystery/suspense/thriller writing heroes -- I heard that. So you don't think us old fogies should have or do have heroes, huh? Well, young whipper snapper...
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5 Ways to Avoid Boring Mysteries
I tried to read three different books this past week, two of which were mysteries or sub-mystery genre. I couldn't force myself to plow through the words between the covers.I'm a avid reader. When I...
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