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Oh Yes We Did … do episodes of our Game of Books podcast with Five award winning and best-selling authors at Sleuthfest 2019 – Alexia Gordon, T. Jefferson Parker, Tom Straw,  Charles Todd, and Elaine Viets!  Star-struck and honored, Cathi and I had no idea how things would…

Cathi and I got together last week and came up with a new game plan. We would alternate Wednesday blogs so that we can keep up with our writing, podcasting, and life but still be connected through the blog. So here is my first Wednesday Update … After…

Happy Fall! One of my favorite things about living in SD is the change of seasons. Another one of my favorite things is the SD Festival of the Book, which I attended this last weekend.  The Festival shifts each year between 2 locations: Brookings, on the east side…

Sleuthfest 2019 registration has begun! As most of you know, Cathi and I met at Sleuthfest 2018, a limited-space mystery writer’s conference held in Boca Raton, Florida. We loved the intimate feel of this event that will be held March 14-17, 2019. Not only do you learn from…

I recently blogged about being stuck on a hamster wheel, where forward progress seems, if not impossible, then darn hard. Life is messy and sometimes not designed to be easy. I do want to move forward in my writing career, so I’ve been looking at successful and busy…