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Alert readers may notice that I’m playing a little fast and loose with chronology in my UK reportage. You know, it’s that timey-wimey thing again. But I’ll get to the Doctor Who Experience later. Or earlier… First, Black Park. AKA… Read More

Well not just beyond, but in it too. Because, although Martyn’s house in Pantywaist Upon Snufflebottom seemed like it was a million miles from the Big Smoke, it was really only a short hop on the train. As anybody who… Read More

I’ve been to England several times before, but never managed to make it outside of London. So when I got invited to the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, I jumped at the chance. With my con husband… Read More

England, lock up your daughters. I’m off, winging across the Atlantic for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival. Really looking forward to hanging with my UK peeps, meeting the ferociously brilliant Cathi Unsworth and getting into all sorts of… Read More

Let someone else do the driving during Carmageddon! This coming weekend, SoCal MWA and OC SinC are co-sponsoring a very special edition of the famous Esotouric Raymond Chandler bus tour that includes live readings of his work in some of… Read More

At least it seems to be on my end… As per reader request, my electronic garage sale has been extended to Smashwords. “Footjob” “All About Eden” and “Cutman” are now available for download in a variety of formats for all… Read More

So I thought I’d run a little experiment over the holiday weekend. A tiny toe-dip into the topsy turvy world of ePublishing. Nothing fancy, just a couple of short stories. Kind of like a Fourth of July fiction garage sale…. Read More

This silly-ass article claiming to blow the lid off the “myth of zaftig Marilyn” really bugged the hell out of me. For starters, Marylin WAS a size 12. VINTAGE size 12. As someone who wears a lot of vintage clothing,… Read More

Ever wonder what it’s like to play with other people’s characters? From novel versions of popular movies to licensed original fiction featuring franchise characters from film, TV or even video games, media-related work-for-hire novels are the new 21st century pulp… Read More

A reader just asked me if I would ever update the technology in my first novel CONTROL FREAK if I were to release it as an eBook. I’ve given this a lot of thought. I thought about it back when… Read More