Life After Booktrope
Some of you may know that my beloved publisher, Booktrope, ceased publication on May 31. The publishing business has always been tough. It's an industry that shouldn't exist, economically speaking. But it survives and even thrives because of the authors, editors,...
Tango mystery Dead on Her Feet and other great ebooks on sale for $1.99 short time only
In the mood for mystery? Amazon is promoting some great ones - some from established names like Ed McBain, others from newer authors, for a limited time only. And I am excited to let you know that Dead on Her Feet is one of the titles they selected! Click here to go...
Join us mystery writers at Page 2 Books this Saturday!
A DAY OF MYSTERY — 10 AUTHORS, ONE STORE at Page 2 Books this Saturday at their Burien store - come join us! Here's their writeup: Whodunnit? Ten local authors did — write mysteries with themes, settings and sleuths as varied as a professor of electrical engineering,...
When you hear the pitter patter of little feet it might be a milonga
I was looking for a video of a milonga I'd seen years ago, of a miraculous interpretation of Pedro Laurenz' Milonga De Mis Amores by El Flaco and his very talented partner whose name I don't know (but she wore long brown pants with fringe that shimmied with every...
Amazon picks up Booktrope e-books, including Dead on Her Feet! See what they selected …
I am very excited to let you know that my publisher, Booktrope has entered into a new business relationship with Amazon, beginning with a mutual licensing deal that deepens ties with Amazon to a much more significant degree. Digital versions of a select number of...
#1 reason to attend Clay Nelson’s ValenTango this year, and yes I’m biased
I'm very sorry I won't be able to attend Clay Nelson's ValenTango this year, which runs February 18-23 in Portland, but I do want to encourage any of you who dance tango - or who want to start - to go. And this would be my # 1 reason: to learn from Tomas and...
When an Argentine takes you in his arms, you know it
The Long and Short of It blog covers mystery and romance novels so I dedicated this Goddess Fish blog tour post to the subject of where tango might intersect with romance. Read here! This photo is of Carlos Gavito and Christy Cote taken at the Verdi Club milonga in...
Zee Monodee writes from Mauritius about love, life and relationships in a melting pot of cultures
Zee Monodee has a romantic streak for sure. She writes an Island Girl Trilogy, retells fairy tales in long form novels, and writes a variety of other series: small town romances, western escapes, sweet/sensual contemporary tales set in England, and "one night...
Bouchercon highlights: J.A. Jance, Jeffrey Deaver and colonoscopies
I just spent 4 crazy, wonderful days at Bouchercon, the annual conference for crime authors and fans named for Anthony Boucher. Boucher helped found the Mystery Writers of America, was a noted mystery reviewer for the NYT and author of several mysteries - my favorite...
Alison Stuart on research and “crying shows”
Alison Stuart is an award winning Australia writer of 'cross-genre' historical romances, so it was only natural that when she came to interview me for my blog tour that the topic turned out to be research. I can't imagine what a historical novelist goes through to...