Podcasts

  • A group panel discussion about writing technique, the publishing industry in 2021, and what’s changed with Covid-19.
  • A talk with Fran Lewis about Dear Durwood.
  • A group panel discussion with Dick Belsky, Jim Nesbit, and Marsha Casper Cook.
  • Fran Lewis and I talk about Anarchy of the Mice on Blogtalk Radio.
  • A conversation about The Pinebox Vendetta, which Fran Lewis chose as her Best Realistic Thriller of 2020.
  • A discussion of my second book, Blackquest 40.

Blogging

  • My best practices for writing villains at BooksChatter.
  • A guest post containing tidbits about Anarchy of the Mice characters, i.e. why does Durwood hold a grudge against Texas football? 
  • My experiences, and struggles, writing during the pandemic at Nesie’s Place.
  • My thoughts about the all-important in genre fiction: protagonist likeability.
  • A discussion of the benefits of writing in different genres at BooksChatter.
  • The Art of the Twist: thoughts on writing the perfect plot reversal.
  • Tips for incorporating reader feedback into manuscripts at Crack A Book Cafe.
  • Thoughts about cover art, specifically for The Winner Maker, at The Book Diva Reads.
  • My experiences writing while raising children at Quiet Fury Books.

Interviews

  • An author-of-the-day feature from Manybooks.net focusing on The Winner Maker
  • A wide-ranging talk with BookChatter touching on cover art, writing in the balcony of a gym, and Jonathan Franzen’s grammar dictums.
  • An interview with Quiet Fury Books: favorite minor characters of mine, the difficulties of working off an old clunky draft, other topics.
  • Questions focused (mostly) on The Pinebox Vendetta; also, which do I prefer: dogs or cats?
  • I’m back at A Blue Million Books answering questions about Pinebox, as well as my lentil and pork stew.
  • Another Manybooks.net interview about Blackquest 40 and my writing process, among other things.
  • A fun interview with Deb Bollinger, the hero of Blackquest 40, at A Blue Million Books.
  • A look inside my process writing Blackquest 40 at Reading A Page Turner.