Authors
From time to time, I “discover” new authors that I just have to share with others. Regan is one such wordsmith, and I’m pleased to provide a stop on her Blog Tour this month. Hi Regan! I’m so glad to be visiting with you today. Thank you, Pam, and thanks for the guest [...]
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I really love this event. Very casual, laid-back, beautiful park grounds setting. It was here, a couple of years back, where my author pals and I met the venerable Ray Bradbury! This year, we will be rubbing shoulders with the very popular, best-selling author of SHANGHAI GIRLS, Lisa See. I can’t wait. Just as important, [...]
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To lighten the tone after my last cranky post, here’s a snapshot taken yesterday at Barnes & Noble, Valencia, California. Kwei Quartey is the author of the Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery series, the most recent of which is CHILDREN OF THE STREET. Kwei is a delightful guy and I’m always glad to see him. He [...]
Barnes & Noble Valencia Author Event Sisters in Crime is back to host another up-close and personal chat with a panel of captivating mystery writers. This month we’ll be joined by authors Anne Carter and Kwei Quartey, so don’t miss it! Saturday September 17, 2011 2:00 PM Valencia Creekside Place, 23630 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, [...]
I woke up in a bad mood to begin with. Groggy, tired, I squinted at my cell phone as I staggered into the kitchen in search of some coffee and dog food. The kibble was for Sandie and Dolce, the coffee, well, for me. But I paused when I saw an email subject line from [...]
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really liked this book. It read like a historical memoir, rich with authentic detail. I like that it is set in Seattle. The bouncing back and forth between the 1940′s war years and 1986 reminded me of [...]
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What a trip. Literally. I flew the Friendly Skies into Chi-Town on Thursday afternoon. O’Hare is a pretty nice airport, with trippy neon lights and synchronized music. BIG airport. Friday did a little looking around, brainstorming all the while with my publisher, Karen Syed, who graciously (not sure that’s exactly the right word) chauffeured me [...]
It’s not writer’s block. I’ve never really experienced it to any degree. What I do experience is the inability to write due to guilt. Good old-fashioned shame over wanting to write when I have other stuff going undone. Trivial, unimportant stuff like paying the bills. Making dinner for the family. Moving the laundry along. Taking [...]
Had she not been struck down by a drunk driver, Margaret Mitchell Marsh would have been 108 today. Born in 1900 in Atlanta (where else?) to a family well-defined by its number of soldiers and patriots, young Margaret (“Peggy”) grew up immersed in stories of the Civil War. Not surprising, her upbringing was not too [...]
Time’s fun when you’re having flies. And boy, has time been one flying fun lately! Just returned from the beautiful coastal town of Santa Barbara, California, where fellow authors Dana Taylor and Jeff Sherratt joined me for the Santa Barbara Book & Authors Festival. The weather was the kind California is best known for, 75 [...]
