Category Archives: Writing

“A” is for Forensics?

While conducting research for my current novel DEAD BURN, I realized that there are some very interesting forensic facts that may or may not be widely known to most people.  I have physical notebooks and online file folders filled with … Continue reading

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Who What How When Where and Why?

When you’re writing an informative article, you want to incorporate all of these basic questions into the editorial.  I remember many class assignments in my high school freshman English class and how these simple words came into play – it … Continue reading

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Which Writing Tense Would You Choose?

Writing a novel in past or present tense makes some people crazy.  It seems when you stray from the standard mainstream way of novel writing, it causes an unsettling raucous among the people. Is there a wrong tense to write … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction – Messages

Every time I pass by, a new perception beckons me with curiosity and ambiguity. When the day becomes dark, the bubbles radiate with blue, green, and every magnificent shade of emerald, turquoise and aqua. Once popular, later passé, and now … Continue reading

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Sundaes All Around!

It’s so easy to get caught up in our days with work, home, chores, families, and squeezing in some fun time if you can.  I’ve been so focused on my next book and I have been deep into research and … Continue reading

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Crime Fiction Research Imitating Art

We’ve all heard the saying ‘life imitating art’ and it definitely fits some instances.  I’d like to think that we’ve only scratched the surface of original fiction stories, but sometimes reality beats us to the punch. I’m going to take … Continue reading

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Aloha Serial Killer

When I first began writing crime thrillers and my first book Compulsion, I didn’t immediately envision a series.  I was so involved in the story initially and it was a therapy of sorts from my horrible experiences with a sociopathic … Continue reading

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