I think we already know the answer to that question.
But. Even I should be embarrassed to admit that I went through most of the day believing it was Wednesday, clinging to the delusion that I didn’t need to write this blog entry until tomorrow, rejoicing that I had all kinds of time to keep doing […]

Sorry for no post yesterday–I had internet problems while away in New York. Lots in store for next week though–Robert Gregory Browne will be our guest for Virtual Cocktails, and I’ll tell you all about the Edgar Awards and the emergency landing my plane had to make after smoke filled the cabin.

Soooooo……I’ve been gone a while. Something you, my dear friends, undoubtedly did not notice given the guest bloggers who’ve been holding down the fort. I love them for keeping you amused, of course, but love them even more for giving me a break. A break that allows me to return with that most wonderful of […]

WHAT a treat I have for you today. But before I hand you over to someone far more capable than I of entertaining you, I have to share a picture I got the other day…..it’s my absolute-favorite-bar-none shot from Istanbul….and the only proof I have of just how spectacular the Bosphorus is at night, viewed […]

WHAT a week it has been. You cannot even begin to imagine. Some good, lots bad, but I’ve been getting a lot of writing done. I do have to sigh a bit, though, when I consider that this time last week I was in Ft. Lauderdale at the Broward County Literary Feast, an event to […]

Bear with me today, will you?
I’m more than a little mellow, sitting here on my balcony at some fabulous resort in Florida, feet up on the rail, Pearl Jam’s Come Back on the iPod. I’m well fed and content, contemplating how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing. There’s nothing better than this […]

So I’m mile-high in Denver today for Left Coast Crime, wondering, frankly, why I’m already awake. But today’s Virtual Cocktail Party guest is so spirited and energetic that she can motivate even a sloth like me to take action. No small feat. Worthy of a major prize, in fact. Nobel level.
C.J. Lyons’ debut novel,Lifelines, came […]

So whaddya think? Did we need an extra day this February? Or could you just as soon have done without it? Me, I haven’t decided yet. Check back after midnight.
I’ve been ensconced in the writing cave all week, pounding through my latest book, although I got a bit of a slow start, being more than […]

Well, not exactly sponsors. Between travel and writing I’m swamped and left with nothing but poetry for you today. .
Words
Be careful of words,
even the miraculous ones.
For the miraculous ones we do our best,
sometimes they swarm like insects
and leave not a sting but a kiss.
They can be good as fingers.
They can be trusty as the rock
you […]

Yes, yes, yes, I’ve got Istanbul for you today. But first, something much more important! HUGE congratulations to my wonderful friend, the immensely talented, generous, and all-around lovely J.T. Ellison, for signing a second three book contract with Mira to continue her amazing Taylor Jackson series. Let the list-hitting begin!
Obviously, the drink for today […]