ROGUE FLASH – April Rogue Reads Giveaway Winners!
Two lucky registrants from last month's Rogue Reads were randomly drawn to win giveaway copies of our guest authors' new books! Nebraska resident Judith won a copy of ALEX KAVA's new book, Fallen Creed. Judith tells us: "I enjoy participating in Rogue Women Writers' activities because they promote...
APRIL ROGUE ROUNDUP
What we Rogues talked about, researched, and revealed in April... April storms kicked off the month, bringing us a delightful surprise in the form of thriller author Mike Lawson. Mike went rogue to pose us this question: What risk does a writer and his publisher take in publishing a stand-alone...
SAMANTHA BAILEY GOES ROGUE
K. J. Howe: Canadian superstar Samantha Bailey believes that it takes a village to write a book. In what could be a lonely profession, she instead creates lifelong friendships. Welcome to the Rogues, Samantha! RIDE OR DIE WRITER FRIENDS by Samantha Bailey If you’d told me when I was a teenager,...
A REAL COP’S TAKE ON FICTIONAL WOMEN WITH A BADGE
By Isabella Maldonado I confess to a love-hate relationship with police procedurals—be they novels, TV shows, or movies. After 22 years wearing a gun and badge, I’ve followed the shifting image of the female police officer, detective, federal agent, and other women with a badge with interest. For...
WHO WAS ELIZABETH BATHORY?
Who was Elizabeth Bathory?
Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory (1560–1614) is alleged to be the most notorious female serial killer of all time.
ZJ CZUPOR’S MYSTERY MINUTE: A Literary Pioneer, She Created the First Black Woman Sleuth
By ZJ Czupor This author didn't hit her literary stride until late in life. After a successful career as a criminal justice advocate, as the director of a community-based corrections facility in Pennsylvania, as the producer of an award-winning radio show for the University of Massachusetts, and...
ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND A WAITRESS NAMED RITA
I’ve always been a fan of classic movies. “Sorry, Wrong Number,” “Gaslight,” “Rear Window.” Talk about building suspense. The classics definitely knew how to do it. I’m a visual writer, so I need a scene to play out in my mind before I can put it into words. But to build suspense, it’s not just...
MIKE LAWSON GOES ROGUE
I am delighted to introduce an old friend I first met at Thrillerfest many years ago, Mike Lawson. He began his career working for the US Navy as a nuclear engineer. While keeping his “day job” he began writing a terrific series centered in the US Congress. Now he has a new thriller, Redemption,...
