When Reading Makes Me Want to Write
One of my favorite things about reading has nothing to do with being an author. I simply love books. Long before I started publishing my own stories, I was a reader. I loved getting pulled into a mystery, trying to figure out what happened, following investigators through clues, and telling myself I would read […]
Bake Along With Us: Cinnamon Scones
Last week, I told you Skip and I were starting a very important bit of research for Secrets and Scones. Scones. If Claire is going to serve scones at Claire’s Curious Confections, I don’t want to simply type “scone” into the manuscript and call it good. I want to know what she’s serving. So we’re […]
Before the FBI: Who Was Samantha Hayes?
When readers meet Samantha Hayes, she already knows how to watch a room. She notices the hesitation before someone answers. The tiny shift in posture. The expression that disappears almost as quickly as it appears. She pays attention to what people say, but she’s just as interested in what they don’t say. It’s one of […]