⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (4/5 stars) One woman. Eleven marriages to nine men. Three kids. Two murders. Countless webs of tangled lies and lives and...

Stop making every female character a mother Any other childfree women and writers who are tired of watching their favourite fictional...

An interview published in The Paris Review’s spring edition caused me to go into a state of reflection. Author Rachel Cusk discussed many...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars) Doris Payne is not your average jewel thief. This isn't another saga from the Pink Panthers, the international jewel...

I've had my ear to the ground on some new releases coming up from fellow authors and this one sounds intriguing. Aviva Gat's newest book,...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5/5 stars) With a mix of stories, true cases, facts and sometimes startling statistics, Stratmann takes us into the dark world of...

Part 3 of my book marketing series. To be exclusive, or not to be? It’s an age-old dilemma for the self-publishing world. There are...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5 stars) Full of adventure, introspective analysis and fascinating glimpses into the world of a man who went from outlaw...

Part 2 of my Book Marketing blog series. The media we consume changes in the blink of an eye. Within one or two short decades,...

With the upcoming release of “Beyond Dark 1: Belladonna”, I have been immersed in book marketing research. The bane of authors....

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars Something in the mysterious persona of Jack the Ripper intrigues most true crime lovers. This book offers a balanced,...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars) Not all serial killer cases are black and white. Especially in the late 1800s, when there was no DNA and nothing of...

This blog has been full recently of discussing “Beyond Dark” and the upcoming launch of “Belladonna” (it’s coming, I promise! I want to...

My Spotify is out of control. Like, there are so many playlists. It’s endless. Music is my addiction, and it spills over into my writing....

When Alyssa was first introduced to the Russian rookie covered in biker tattoos, she could only roll her eyes. Thayer waltzed into her...

Sometimes a character can reside in a writer’s mind long before they come to exist within pages. Such was the case when I created Alyssa....

The ominous, droopy, bell-shaped flower that becomes a purple star is an enticing sight, growing on branches that reach out, almost...

Narcissist: “an extremely self-centered person who has an exaggerated sense of self-importance”, and also: “a person affected with...

Research, research, research. Knowledge becomes central to a story. Much of what a writer studies to make a story realistic never makes...

A story is written when many pieces and layers of inspiration weave together. It starts with something – a phrase, an image, a song,...