Writing Remote Control taught me two lessons. Never underestimate the power of new technology, and clean out your garage more often. We recently decided to convert the garage in our 103-year-old home into a combination of guest quarters and art studio. In the 42 years we’d lived there, we never once used it to park … Read more
Dr. Alanna Davidson’s life is upended when her father is shot and paralyzed the same night a cutting-edge medical robot is stolen from his laboratory at DARPA. Three years later, the crime remains unsolved. Alanna, now a senior resident at Los Angeles Memorial Hospital, is puzzled when high-profile patients start dying unexpectedly after routine surgeries … Read more
I’ve been occupied for the past several months editing my short stories and submitting them to various venues for publication. I’ve been fortunate to have had quite a few accepted, both on online magazines and in anthologies. The Anthology “A New York State of Crime,” created by the Tristate Chapter of Sisters in Crime has … Read more
Every year the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime joins forces with the San Diego, Orange County and Northern California Chapters for joint hybrid meetings. At our next meeting, on Sunday, August 4th at 2:00 PM I will be reading from Murder is Paralyzing and our wonderful guest speaker is award-winning historical mystery author … Read more
After publishing my new Hannah Kline novel, Murder is Paralyzing I took a break and revisited a large collection of short stories I’d written but never submitted for publication. After some careful editing, I discovered Duotrope.com, an excellent submission database, and began getting my stories out in the world. Two of them have been accepted … Read more
ENCORE – CHATTING WITH AUTHORS YouTube 30-minute program. Today we are chatting with Paula Bernstein. She talked about including medial issues in her novels, and how her writing was inspired by a personal tragedy. Go to (https://youtu.be/nE07-UMgVQs (https://youtu.be/nE07-UMgVQs)) Available on You Tube Friday July 14th
A free literary festival (formerly LitFest Pasadena) with exciting panels and your favorite authors. I will be moderating this panel with Julia Bricklin, Naomi Hirahara, Tori Eldridge and Jeri Weterson. Go to LitFestintheDena.org for all the details.
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on Chatting With Authors, a series by writers Janet Lynn and Will Zeilinger. Janet and Will are a married couple who write books together and enjoy getting to know other authors. Join us for conversation and a few laughs. The interview can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE07-UMgVQs
Detective Brenda Jordan is called to the scene when a body is found murdered in a homeless encampment. Her examination reveals an unexpected finding that suggests the murder was a LBGTQ hate crime. With her partner on vacation, Brenda is in charge and on her own. She must identify the victim, and track the killer. … Read more
The Queen of Mean I’ve recently published a new short story, The Queen of Mean, in the 2021 Sisters in Crime LA Anthology, Avenging Angelenos. In this story, an emergency room physician encounters her old high school nemesis during the Covid pandemic, and contemplates a revenge she was unable to orchestrate as a teenager. The … Read more