By Z.J. Czupor On Tour with Dead Writers is Z.J. Czupor's new installment on Rogue Women Writers. Guess the correct dead writer and be entered to win a free book. This is a postcard rendition of the 31-story Shelton Hotel, once heralded as the tallest skyscraper in the world, which opened in 1923....
HOW OLD ARE YOU—REALLY?
By Karna Small Bodman Satchel Page once said, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” That’s an intriguing question. I recently discovered one clever way to find out. I read an article in The Wall Street Journal about three companies/laboratories who use a DNA sample to estimate...
FINGERPRINTS AND FISH TANKS: Does that really work?
By Lisa Black Remember that scene in Beverly Hills Cop II where Eddie Murphy uses Judge Reinhold's turtle tank and some superglue to develop a fingerprint on a matchbook? It was 1987, and that was not commonly known technology to the average viewer, who probably wondered if that actually worked....
ON TOUR WITH DEAD WRITERS: O CANADA
By Z.J. Czupor On Tour with Dead Writers is Z.J. Czupor's new installment on Rogue Women Writers. Guess the correct dead writer and be entered to win a free book. The Univeristy of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada is where this award-winning writer re-united with her old high school...
MY FAVORITE PART
By Tosca Lee Sometimes people ask me what my favorite part of writing is. It’s not first drafts. Pull my fingernails out with pliers, why don’t you. Rewriting and editing is much more fun. That’s where I roll my sleeves up and really get to work. Because now I’ve got that messy lump of clay on the...
WHEN TO CELEBRATE A NEW NOVEL
By Alex Kava I just launched novel #23! Actually, I completed the manuscript months ago, but the book was just released into the world December 17th. As an author I’ve always wavered back and forth about when to celebrate a new book. When I was traditionally published, sending the finished...
HOW IGNORING MOM’S ADVICE MADE ME A BETTER COP
By Isabella Maldonado Now that I’m a mom, I find that I routinely dole out advice to my son. I expect—or at least, hope—that he will heed the words of hard-won wisdom garnered from years of…oh, who am I kidding? He’s going to do whatever he does. Just like I did. During their training period,...
THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE—AND WRITE
By Karna Small Bodman Recently we have enjoyed reading various posts from guest bloggers praising their hometowns. Now, I want to tell you about my very favorite place to live and write: Naples, FLorida. If you can “get your ducks in a row” and come to visit this glorious enclave, you will...
S. J. ROZAN GOES ROGUE: WHY I HEART NEW YORK
By S. J. Rozan The Mayors of New York - Writing Down the Boroughs I love New York. This won't come as a surprise to anyone who knows me, or reads me. It's not that I think it's the best place in the world. I've seen a lot, though not nearly as much as I want, of the world, and my lord, it's full...
On Tour With Dead Writers
By Z.J. Czupor On Tour with Dead Writers is Z.J. Czupor's new installment on Rogue Women Writers. Guess the correct dead writer and be entered to win a free book. Over the duration of her short life and writing career, this author wrote six novels, two memoirs and more than 200 short stories....