Just write
Write it anyway. This week, my artist friend Polly LaPorte (pictured above) delivered a portrait of my Grandpa Bates Jackson. I was [...]
August 26–Stories on Stage Sacramento
Words come to life on stage this month. It's a thrill to see your work interpreted by a gifted actor, [...]
Just write
I talked to Authority Magazine about Five Things Successful Writers Do. Man, did I feel presumptuous in that conversation. But [...]
Grateful for early readers
Book-making is such a long process, full of landmarks. Today, seeing Tomboy's final cover, I'm very grateful to the authors [...]
Interviews are dangerous
It's like I'm a sophomore. It's fascinating to me how a person can turn sixty and still feel, well, sophomoric. To [...]
Launching the Mystery Review Crew
In just three days, January 10, the Mystery Review Crew website will launch, sharing news, reviews, interviews, videos and more [...]
The passing of Joan Didion
Sacramento-born author, Joan Didion, who passed away over the holidays, had an outsized effect on me, especially this idea from [...]
Peeping Toms and other critics
With Stories on Stage Sacramento co-director Dorothy Rice, I spent a December Sunday in the Crocker Museum's Friedman Court, facilitating [...]
Proofreading’s a metaphor for life
Proofreading's a metaphor for life. I know. You're rolling your eyes. But wait. I've been proofing Tomboy before advance reader [...]
Caitlin Rother and Origin Stories
On LitHub's Authors in the Tent, Ona Russell recently interviewed true crime writer, Caitlin Rother. Rother's written 14 books. As a [...]