Do believe in ghosts? If so, you’re in good company. According to the Gallup General Social Survey, 37% of Americans believe that houses can be…
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Do believe in ghosts? If so, you’re in good company. According to the Gallup General Social Survey, 37% of Americans believe that houses can be…
Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies I usually make chocolate chip cookies based on oatmeal cookies. But I like sugar cookies, and I like shortbread, and stumbled…
Grouper with Asian Sauce Last week we ate out at the local Bonefish restaurant where I had a fabulous Chilean Sea Bass with an asian…
Every so often, I have the opportunity to read other authors whose work features LGBTQ characters. Recently, my friend J. Scott Coatsworth sent me his…
I love mysteries, but that’s not what this newsletter is about. Things happen in stories. Characters do things. When we write a story, we reveal who did what–whodunnit. How we reveal that…
Why do readers like genres? Readers like genres because they are familiar. Readers choose a genre because they’ve enjoyed other, similar books. They know more…
Themes? We don’t need no stinking themes. No, John Huston never used that line in one of his movies. But the iconic line about badges…
We’re continuing to get Stuff from Mr. Gene’s garden. In addition to cucumbers, we’re getting squash and tomatoes. Lots of tomatoes. Today I’m going to…
Yesterday, Mr. Gene left four huge, ripe cucumbers on the kitchen counter for me, fresh from the garden. I like cucumbers, and was glad to…
Puttanesca Sauce We had spaghetti and meatballs tonight, and I tried an awesome new sauce, puttanesca. Of course, there’s a story behind this sauce. Several…