Marilyn in Turks and Caicos * * * * Kaitlan sent the above picture to me this morning. She wrote: * * “This book was so good! I loved the character of Marilyn and how the reader didn’t really get Read More …

A man was supposed to be working, but his wife caught him with Marilyn. Thanks for the picture, Rick!

* * Marilyn from Murder For Me in Manhattan. I’m receiving emails from all over the world with pictures of the cover of my book. Thank you to everybody. Above, Marilyn is overlooking that great city from her hotel. I Read More …

Allen Russell reading Murder For Me on his balcony off the coast of Palma De Mallorca. He sent me this picture and wrote: “This is really good stuff. I feel like I know these characters. I can picture the buildings Read More …

We have a new video that Melinda and I made while in Galveston last week. In it, I mention my very small part in a capital murder trial thirty years ago. https://youtu.be/VisIT53kCj4

Melissa Algood is my guest blogger today. I’ve read her new debut novel, Blood On The Potomac, and it’s outstanding. It will be available this month on Amazon. I know you’ll enjoy her blog. * * * If there was Read More …

The author below responds to a negative review in the New York Times: To a review of “Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays,” July 17) To the Editor: “[Writers], being sentient creatures, . . . are often distressed by what critics Read More …

Marilyn’s hanging out by the pool with a married man in Albuquerque. Thanks for the picture John and Susie Lemaster. Murder For Me has thirty reviews on Amazon. Thank you so much as these reviews are vital. * * Jenna Read More …

Karen McClendon posted on her Facebook: * * “When it’s too stinking hot for yard work, and there is nothing but malarkey on the TV, and all the knitting projects are done for now, what is there to do? Reading Read More …

TWO NEW REVIEWS I am grateful for all my reviews. They change everything in the world of algorithms that my book must exist and sell in. Today, I received two new reviews. Diana Forbes posted on Amazon today: “Wow – Read More …

Tanna T at Teapunknoveling.blogspot.com is my guest today. She describes herself as: * * Anthropologist by trade, writer by inclination. Avid reader, gamer, and an eternal student of languages. An INFJ Ravenclaw.** Pokemon Go (Gently) and Health I am a Read More …

Joi Maria blogs at her web page The Joi Of Writing. Her home page is http://joimaria.typepad.com/. This blog appeared on her page yesterday and with her permission I am repeating the first half. A Little Praise for Writing Groups While Read More …

Biking through Buffalo Bayou park this weekend, I noticed that the dog park has reopened. It was closed after the flooding, and the park’s not back to what it was before, but it’s open.

My newest YouTube released today. https://youtu.be/0fYzTOz8Q6E * *

A friend sent me a very nice text tonight:* * * “May I suggest you post some instructions on your page for doing a review. Some of us are technology challenged and might need it.” * * * Yes. Thank Read More …