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Readers Have Spoken Loud and Clear – Top Blog Posts of 2012
Thank you to everyone who has visited and subscribed to my blog – it doesn’t go unappreciated. When I first decided to create a blog, I was apprehensive at first. Well let’s get serious, I was...
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A GOOD STORY IS A GOOD STORY – Blog Talk Radio Show Tonight!
I am honored to be a guest this evening on A Good Story is a Good Story where we will discuss screenwriting. Here is all the show information: Hot Topic: Screenwriting Date: Thursday, January 15, 2013...
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Write in the Moment and Take That Fantastic First Plunge
Not long ago, I discovered a new term “mindfulness” to apply to my everyday life. It basically means what it implies. On one level it means paying attention to details of what’s going on around you...
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Taking a Lighter Approach at Everyday Life
Photo: Getty Images One of the most common questions I receive is about how I balance my work and everyday life with such dark and disturbing things. I immerse my days with crime scenes, graphic...
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Choose Your Words Carefully
When you’re writing about a special moment in a novel, such as a harrowing escape or a tender love scene, do you write whatever moods strikes you or do you choose your words carefully? In other...
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I Took a Walk in a Graveyard at One of California’s Most Haunted Locations
Curiosity persuaded me. Inquisitiveness overpowered me. These feelings called out, or rather screamed out, to my writer’s imagination. I just had to stop and take some photographs of this particular...
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The Thankfulness of a Writer
I know that many of the readers who follow this blog are fellow writers, and I thank you for your support as we all pursue the craft that we love. With that in mind and in light of the Thanksgiving...
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Guest Post: Will a Conveniently Placed Item Stop a Bullet by Benjamin Sobieck
Photo: Getty Images I thought a very interesting and thought-provoking crime article from friend and author Benjamin Sobieck would be a perfect post today — being Thriller Thursday and all. Enjoy! ***...
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Resolutions for Readers and Writers
The end of the year has come upon us once again. If you are like me you probably are saying to yourself, “Wow, this year went by really fast!” You said this last year as well, of course, but this year...
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Top 10 Favorite Blog Posts from Readers in 2013
I want to thank everyone who has visited my blog. You are ALL awesome! It keeps me inspired to share interesting areas of forensics and criminology as well as updates on my books. I have found it...
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Confrontation with a Violent Sociopath Compelled Me to Pursue Criminology
As I look back in my life, I reflect and smile. It is interesting how certain situations can shape our decisions and ultimately the outcome of our lives. I have been blessed with many things, even...
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A Character Powerful Enough to Drive a Series
When I first decided to write a full-length novel, I did not initially plan to write a series. I had a different serial killer story idea with a strong female protagonist, and I wanted to write about...
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Writing and the Winter Olympics
Photo courtesy Associated Press Have you been watching any of the Winter Olympics in Sochi? I love how every four years we all become experts on curling and the biathlon and the luge as we analyze...
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Former Homicide Detective Shares How He Got Criminals to Talk
Law and Order: SVU It is always exciting to come upon an article about someone whose career offers me insight and inspiration as I constantly strive to learn more about criminal psychology and use that...
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Guilt and Text Messages Lead to a Confession after Seventeen Years
I often focus my writing on individuals show no remorse for the violent acts they have committed and go to great lengths to avoid being captured by authorities. A story out of Arizona this week looks...
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Vigilante Detective Emily Stone is Blog Hopping with Some Awesome Authors
I heard from a very reliable source that Emily Stone is calling in for some serious back up – for the first time ever. She is going to be blog hopping with some amazing mystery and thriller authors....
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Writing in the Moment
A few years ago, I discovered the term “mindfulness” and incorporated it into my everyday life. It has help me to combat my anxiety issues. It basically means what it implies. On one level it means...
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Can Being Barefoot Improve Your Writing?
You know that exhausted and tired feeling after a long day of standing on your feet? You come home and immediately kick your shoes off and peel off your tired old socks. Ahhh, now that’s relief. You...
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Why Write about Serial Killers?
One of the most common questions that I receive from readers is, “What made you want to write about serial killers?” To answer that question, I must first answer the question of what made me study and...
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Writing a Novel is Like Training a German Shepherd
Five months ago, I rescued a year and half-old German shepherd named Odin and added him to my family. He is an amazing dog, high drive, sweet and intelligent, and he can be trained to do any type of...
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