WIROB: Back to School, Been in School
My back-to-school column at the Washington Independent Review of Books looks at both my summer reading and my growing to-be-read […]
Writing
Thanks to Suffolk & to Deadly Ink
Events on back to back weekend mean a lot of traveling but also some great satisfaction and fine rewards! I
Read the Anthony Finalists for Best Short Story
Thanks to Bouchercon for posting links to all of this year’s finalists for the Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Deadly Ink Begins Friday, August 10!
Just back from a terrific time at the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival and already looking forward to the next big
Saturday, August 4: Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival
I’m so excited about this coming weekend’s mystery authors festival in Suffolk, VA—terrific readers, great hosts, and so many fine
SleuthSayers: My Latest Column (and last…for now…)
At SleuthSayers today, I talk about my horrendously inefficient writing process, hint toward a longer project, and bit adieu to
Deadly Ink Ahead! August 10-12
I just got the flyer for this year’s Deadly Ink—”New Jersey’s biggest little mystery conference” with some killer headliners, including
June Newsletter
My June newsletter just went out! This issue includes what I’ve been writing and publishing, what I’ve been reading, and
Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation to Murder—Contributors Announced!
The line-up of stories for the anthology Chesapeake Crimes: Invitation to Murder was announced last week, and I’m so pleased that my story
Inner Loop Radio: Genre Fiction
My wife, Tara Laskowski, and I were invited to take part in a podcast episode on “genre fiction” for Inner
“A Necessary Ingredient” Named Macavity Award Finalist
So thrilled with today’s announcement of the Macavity Award finalists—and to see my story “A Necessary Ingredient” and two more
SleuthSayers: Story & Structure
At SleuthSayers today, I discuss my sometimes overriding interest in the structures of short fiction—often on the same level as