Win this mega-prize package for FIRSTBORN by Tosca Lee
Hurry and win this treasure trove of beautiful and fascinating delights from Tosca Lee to celebrate the release of FIRSTBORN, the sequel and end of the duology that began with the wonderful THE PROGENY, which I loved. This series is for adults, so winners should be 18 and over orRead More →
WRITES OF SPRING at Rio Hondo College 2017
I gave the opening presentation at the annual Rio Hondo College ‘Writes of Spring’ Festival on Wednesday, April 19th in the Wray Theater. The college writing students were focused and attentive, and asked very smart questions after. My friend and author Jeff Garvin will be the final guest speakerRead More →
Can I Help You?
When I was first published, I spoke at the annual SCBWI conference. After one of my talks, someone came up and was pleading for help. They wanted private tutoring, help with their publishing journey. My schedule then was so intense with tours, school visits, conference appearances and writing the nextRead More →
Bouchercon 2016, My First Bouchercon
A few authors and special guests were treated to a wonderful evening that began with several horse-drawn carriages taking us on a leisurely tour through the French Quarter. That’s David Morrell next to me, the father of RAMBO as well as many other books, including a wonderful one on writing.Read More →
New Orleans, Here I Come!
If you live in New Orleans, I will see you next week! I’ll be there for my first Bouchercon, a mystery-thriller convention named after Anthony Boucher (pronounced BOW-sure). But I will be doing some public events. This is the gorgeous Latter Library on the famous St. Charles Avenue in theRead More →
Thrillerfest 2016 – The Conference for Thriller Authors
Last month I was at Thrillerfest again in NYC and here’s KJ Howe, soon-to-be debut author! Her book is called The Freedom Brokers, to be published by Hachette, and it’s so exciting. Got to have dinner with some of my YA author buds from other parts of the world —Read More →
Ticketmaster Free Tickets – The Link You Need
If you’ve been a Ticketmaster customer between 1999-2013, you should have some voucher/discount credits in your account in the Voucher section because of the class-action settlement. But there is some confusion, and I’ve not seen any news that included all the info you’ll get here. I skimmed the actual legalRead More →
THE PROGENY is out today! Win it here.
I am so excited to have this beautiful hardcover book in my hands! You can’t tell, but the title is embossed in gold. Below is the blurb I gave it. I loved this book. Because the main character is 21, you’ll find it in the adult section. But I feelRead More →
The Tomorrow Prize Winners
Here is the winner of the Tomorrow Prize, Matilda Berke, a high school junior, for her amazing short story ROCKSTAR. I predict great things for this very gifted writer. These are the four talented finalists and the actors who read their wonderful stories at the presentation yesterday at theRead More →
Judging the Tomorrow Prize
Click on the photo above to see it larger. I’m one of the final judges for The Tomorrow Prize for short science fiction written by students. The winner not only wins prizes but their school also benefits. All winners will be announced at a presentation and performance in May. SoRead More →