Submitted by Karna Small BodmanOne of my all time favorite TV shows was MURDER SHE WROTE starring the wonderful actress Angela Lansbury as author and investigator Jessica Fletcher. And the reruns are capitivating new (and younger) audiences who love a good mystery. For some time we have also...
A Stellar Writers Conference
Submitted by Karna Small BodmanSeveral of us Rogues just attended one of the best writers' conferences in the country. Sponsored by Mystery Writers of America, some 1,000 authors (published and aspiring) along with agents, editors, reviewers, librarians, booksellers and fans of the mystery crime...
TORI TELFER GOES ROGUE
Submitted by Karna Small BodmanWe are delighted to welcome author and screenwriter Tori Telfer as our guest blogger. Tori graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northwestern University, received numerous writing awards and penned pieces for The Atlantic (online), Rolling Stone (online), Smithsonian...
Loving Dogs – Why . .. When . . . How?
Submitted by Karna Small Bodman It occurs to me that the word "loving" in the title here could be an adjective or a noun...an adjective decribing dogs that love us, a noun (a gerund really) describing how we love dogs. It's been going on for centuries - how many? A commonly held belief...
Settings that Inspire Stories
. . . by Karna Small BodmanAs Dr. Seuss put it: The more you read The more that you know The more that you learn The more places you'll goHow true. When authors conjure up ideas for stories, many also endeavor to...
For Writers – Lessons Learned
Posted by Karna Small BodmanWe Rogues have been telling you about Thrillerfest, the great conference of the International Thriller Writers Organization recently concluded at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Building on K.J. Howe's summary of the highlights, I thought I would share a few tips I...
Summer Reads by “Special Authors”
by Karna Small BodmanLooking for a few great thrillers for beach reads over the summer? There are several well known authors who have consistently hit the Bestseller lists for decades. Some of them have decided to search for special talented "co-authors" they could collaborate with and get...
Quintessential Rogues
. . . by Karna Small BodmanWe Rogues write novels about plots, spies, and danger among other things. And we are often inspired by "real life" experts in spy craft, who we could call "Quintessential Rogues" in their own right. I'd like to share two brand new stories with you about some...
A MOTHER’S DAY SALUTE TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE ROGUE WOMEN
A couple of weeks ago, the Rogues mentioned that we planned to honor some of the special Rogue Women in our lives. We all have one—a mother, grandmother, favorite aunt, or someone who has touched us in some way. We had hoped that some of our Readers might share. Instead, several of the...
New opportunities for authors
Submitted by Karna Small BodmanThe industry magazine, Publishers Weekly, just announced that Netflix is on a book acquisition spree -- developing dozens of screen adaptations of novels, short story collections and graphic novels, thus offering a greatly expanded opportunity for authors who...