First up, I’m at Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen, celebrating our 1-year anniversary with a cookout. Each day we’re cooking a different course—and I’m in charge of the ribs (go figure!) :) If your tastes [...]

Thanks to Terry Odell for guest posting for me today! Terry’s books straddle the mystery and romance genres and you can find out more about them here. Thanks to Elizabeth for inviting me [...]

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand [...]

Tomorrow I’m running my Twitterific post, as usual, but I thought I’d run a post that has my top retweets listed. For non—Twitterers, followers retweet tweets that they find interesting to their followers, [...]

I went, reluctantly, to Walmart this morning. It’s possibly my most un-favorite place on Earth, but there are some things I’ve just got to get there. One of those things is sunflower seeds [...]

For most of us, promo is the least favorite part of the writing process, even ranking under revision and agent pitches. For me, there’s really nothing that comes naturally about selling—so I’ve had [...]

The inspiration of this post comes from the fact that I got up this morning and looked at my calendar, thinking, “Okay. It’s Wednesday.  Where am I blog touring today?” And today was [...]

Hope y’all will pop over and visit me at Terry’s Place where I’m posting on working around an uncooperative muse. I was also interviewed for a Memphis food blog, Hungry Memphis, about Delicious [...]

Lately, I’ve gotten a few emails asking me the best way to launch a blog. I think there must be a lot of different ways to do it and I’m not sure mine [...]

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand [...]

I’d admit right away that I don’t know how to dress. I’ve never cared about clothes.  I wear a sort of uniform every day during the summer: a v-neck cotton tee-shirt (I have [...]

Today I’m going to be genre-specific and talk a little about writing mysteries. Mysteries aren’t only my favorite genre to read, they’re my favorite to write, too. Hope you’ll join me on Roni [...]

It’s the traveling version of Mystery Writing is Murder today! First up, I’m at the Cozy Chicks blog—a great group of writers who are also friends of mine. Today I’m posting on how [...]

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for the good wishes and congratulations yesterday. :)  It was an exciting day for me—and apparently also a very busy and tiring one,  since I fell asleep last [...]

First of all, I wanted to thank everyone for their encouragement and support in the comments and emails I’ve received. It’s really appreciated! Delicious and Suspicious releases today and I couldn’t be more [...]

As you can imagine, I’m in a marketing haze right now. :) I’ve got postcards with the Delicious and Suspicious cover on them that are on their way to libraries and bookstores. I’ve [...]

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your [...]

The past week, I’ve been at Harbor Island, South Carolina, enjoying the beach with my parents and children. Through the magic of WiFi, I’ve also been at my blog, Twitter, Facebook, and other [...]

I was back again at the YMCA, exercising with my children last week. This time I’d finished walking on the treadmill and decided to try out a weight machine I’d never used before. [...]

I’d like to thank Deb for guest hosting today. Deb is a friend of mine and fellow Mystery Ink author and I’m a huge fan of her humorous Southern mysteries. I’m honored she’s [...]

Social media can be used to promote just about anything, from a fashion show to a big sale at a large department store. For those who don’t know what social media is, the [...]

Because I have events in the next couple of months that will involve speaking, I decided to pull up my tips from a year ago and review them. (I haven’t done any public [...]

Maybe it’s because it’s Walmart, but I get annoyed every time I’m at the checkout because the sign says 12 items or less. It should be 12 items or fewer. This, of course, [...]

Here are writing links that I’ve posted to Twitter for the past week. If you’re looking for a particular topic, just plug in your keyword into the search box at the top left-hand [...]

From time to time, I’m going to run a post on the basics of looking for a publisher or agent. I frequently get emails from folks who are looking for very general, basic [...]

I’d like to welcome Rick Chesler to Mystery Writing is Murder. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and has had a life-long interest in the ocean and its creatures. When [...]

I’m definitely happy to take editorial suggestions from my agent or editor. But sometimes I really need time to get adjusted to a new idea. I handed in a partial manuscript to my [...]

I’m writing this post from the pool (again.) Yes, it’s either the pool, movies,or the skating rink when it’s this hot and my daughter is looking for something to do. There are plenty [...]

I’m starting to think that my children have an evil conspiracy to get me working out. Yesterday, my eight year old daughter asked me to take her to the Y. They have a [...]

On Saturday, I took my children to see The Karate Kid to escape the relentless heat we’ve been having in North Carolina. I was 13 when the original movie came out, but this [...]