Psychopaths

Loving Our Bad Boys

Why is it that we fall in love with our bad boys? I don't mean in real life, although that was true once for me when I fell in love with a budding rock star, until he became a star and lost his way in the drug scene. I mean, why do we like our bad boys in our books? I...

Getting Inside Your Character’s Heads

Any of you who have read my work know I love writing in the first person singular. Why? Because I can get deeply inside a character and gaze out through her eyes. I can say "her," because so far all of my first-person works have had female main characters. I really...

An Interview With An Author, Part I

Recently, I sat down with an Intrepid Reporter who wanted to talk about my serial killer book, EYES WITHOUT A FACE. Intrepid Reporter: I understand you recently wrote a book about a female serial killer. Do I have that right? Me: Well, since you are reading from the...

It Always Takes Longer Than You Think

Time to share some publishing experiences from this year. I've been lucky to be involved with three books. One reminded me of how lucky I have been with traditionally published books. The other two were interesting lessons learned. In February, I was honored to be...