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Jul 31, 20234 min read

The great American AI mystery?

As the screenwriters' strike goes on, with AI-produced scripts a bone of contention in the negotiations, I've been thinking a lot about...

May 20, 20233 min read

A Chat with Spy Novelist S. Lee Manning

After being declared all but dead in the 1990s by venerated spy novelist John le Carré, the sub-genre seems to be enjoying a literary...

Mar 29, 20234 min read

Narrator Elizabeth Schmidt and I Talk Audiobooks

In February, the audiobook version of my book After the Blue, Blue Rain, narrated by Elizabeth Schmidt, was released on Audible/ACX. As...

Mar 28, 20231 min read

Questions and Quizzes: Take the Survey, Play the Game

Hello, mystery readers! Lately, I've been wondering about everyone's reading preferences and habits, so I devised a quick survey to find...

Mar 21, 20234 min read

Literary Cats vs. Dogs, Round I

I don't know how common it is for writers to picture movie stars when devising their characters (perhaps casting them in anticipation of...

Jan 18, 20234 min read

Oh Technology!

Before setting pen to page, or fingers to keyboard, mystery writers have likely settled on a few basics of their story: When the story...

Oct 7, 20223 min read

What Makes Creative Writing Creative?

When I started writing educational texts after beginning my career as a screenwriter, I struggled with the idea that I was no longer a...

Sep 13, 20223 min read

In Acknowledgment: Let There Be Light and In a Lonely Place

Although I drew on many works for information and inspiration while writing After the Blue, Blue Rain, two historical sources were...

Sep 1, 20223 min read

Nancy Drew and the Secret of Her Success

The Nancy Drew mysteries will be celebrating their centennial in 2030. The first entry in the series, The Secret of the Old Clock, was...

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