Once upon a time, people used to read
I’ve been thinking about pre-adult reading lately because next week at Bouchercon I get to moderate an author panel on [...]
PEACE RIOT–Secret History
Peace Riot--79 years ago today, San Franciscans poured onto Market Street to celebrate Victory Japan Day (VJ Day). World War [...]
Am I writing or am I procrastinating?
Working on my fourth novel, a historical mystery set in 1945 San Francisco, I’m finding myself spending what may be [...]
Ask Me Anything about writing and publishing
I'm so looking forward to appearing with Jason Denzel at ASK ME ANYTHING (about writing, publishing, and reading) at Elk [...]
Tools and writing
I’ve always felt the power of objects. As a girl, I loved my Grandpa’s barn, all the little bits and [...]
Change Sets the Stage for Surprise
I’ve just returned home from my 25th annual trip to the Ashland Shakespeare Festival with the same group of women [...]
What was I made for?
“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that [...]
In conversation with Mary Camarillo–THOSE PEOPLE BEHIND US
I first met author Mary Camarillo nine years ago, as we were both whimpering in the corner of the patio [...]
Poster Girl: “5 / 5–An excellent read”
Poster Girl doesn't launch until November but it was so great to see this first review come in from the [...]
Ruby’s Books, Sunday, 4/1
Sunday, April 1, 2023, 11:30-1 Pacific. Please drop by a terrific indie bookstore, Ruby’s Books, in Folsom, California for my [...]