Tomboy–Chapter One
As a sneak preview of Tomboy, publishing June 28, 2022, enjoy the first chapter here. CHAPTER ONE Monday, June 26, [...]
Start Jane Benjamin’s adventure with Copy Boy–free upload
I loved Mona's cranky, disgruntled humor in Elizabeth Gonzalez James's debut novel, MONA AT SEA. That's why I was so [...]
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 [...]
Cantankerous and fussy
I wrote Copy Boy, my first of the Jane Benjamin novels, in ten years, dipping in and out of the [...]
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 [...]
Four free books I heartily recommend
My writing group, the RBGs, got me through the pandemic. (The 2021 chapter of it anyway.) I don't know what [...]
A number for Barbara Stanwyck
Poet Barbara Hamby's "I Beseech Thee, O Yellow Pages" scratches an itch today. Thanks to my friend, author Amanda McTigue, [...]
Book trailer for Tomboy
I had some fun this week, working on a book trailer for Tomboy. Sure, there were logistical, technical issues to [...]
The courage to voice her opinions
I admire author Natashia Deón for reasons artistic and otherwise. What especially rises up right now is the way she [...]
Shopping for 1939 fashion
Writing historical fiction means a lot of learning. Some of it gives me a headache. But other research topics are [...]