Up a Tree?

Up a Tree? Do you ever feel like you’re up a tree when you’re writing? Your protagonist has backed himself into a corner and you […]

Paranormal Romance Midnight Bayou

Midnight Bayou, by Nora Roberts:   Ghostly romance MIDNIGHT BAYOU interweaves a tragic 1899 love story with modern day courtship when Declan Fitzgerald abandons his […]

Mainstream Novel A Patchwork Planet

Literary Novel A Patchwork Planet, by Anne Tyler:   It’s my 30th birthday, and following family tradition in literary novel A PATCHWORK PLANET, I’m looking […]

Enthuse / Enthusiastic / Enthusiasm

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: ENTHUSE / ENTHUSIASTIC / […]

Police Thriller Mad River

Mad River, by John Sandford:   In police series thriller MAD RIVER, investigator Virgil Flowers leads the effort to stop a killing spree while pursuing […]

Deserts / Desserts

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: DESERTS / DESSERTS Okay, […]