By Karna Bodman Have you ever heard a song that inspired you to write a story or a poem? I know I have. Shakespeare once wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on.” It is said that Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce were also inspired by music when they wrote some of their most famous tales. ...
By Tracy Clark The Rogue spotlight rolls ‘round to me again! Not much to report this time, though. I’ve been neck deep in revisions for my next book, Edge. It’s book four in my Det. Harriet Foster series. It ultimately revolves around the concept of acceptance, and I serve it up with an edge....
BY Z.J. CZUPOR ZJ Czupor's On Tour with Dead Writers brings us clues to a mystery author each second Tuesday of the month. Dust off your investigative skills and send your answer to mysteryminutecontest@gmail.com by the 20th of the month. From the correct responses, one will be randomly drawn to...
By Tori Eldridge “Welina mai iā kākou!” This is how I welcome my readers in the preface to my new mystery series debut. What a joy it is for me to finally come home with my new protagonist, Ranger Makalani Pahukula, in Kaua‘i Storm. All through my writing career, people have pressed me to write a...
By Chris Goff Sometimes called “mindfulness,” living in the moment is the state of active, open and intentional focus on the present. It’s something learned, something practiced, and EASY to do on a travel adventure. It just happens. When your immersed in the thermal baths in Budapest, you...
By Lisa Black Several years ago I was sent with the crime scene van to do a little show-and-tell with children of varying ages in a summer program at Fort Myers Imaginarium. Cleaning out my desk in advance of my retirement later this year, I found an envelope full of the thank-you notes the...
By Isabella Maldonado Last November, I went to Dubai, where I found an amazing oasis in the desert. If you think flowers are just for vases, think again! The Dubai Miracle Garden is flipping the script on floral displays with their jaw-dropping, larger-than-life sculptures made entirely of...
By ZJ Czupor ZJ Czupor's On Tour with Dead Writers brings us clues to a mystery author each second Tuesday of the month. Dust off your investigative skills and send your answer to mysteryminutecontest@gmail.com by the 20th of the month. From the correct responses, one will be randomly drawn to win...
By Jenny Milchman This clip proves I'm not cut out for Cirque du Soleil. But I had so much fun, and if it's not Instagramable–well, maybe it is! Maybe we don't need a Facebook face so long as we're joyful and try to do some good while we're doing whatever it is we do. What if we lived and read and...
By Karna Bodman On book tours, a question that I, and many other authors, get is, “Where do you find your ideas?” My answer when it comes to my new – 6th – thriller, Protecting Jess, which will be released on March 11, is it was inspired by two completely different situations. When I served in the...
