If Walls Could Talk: My Tribute to Criminal Minds
Once upon a time, there was a young writer in the infancy of her career. She dreamed of the day she’d have a book published. For years, she thought she would do it with a Young Adult novel. Then, in late
If Walls Could Talk: What Inspires You?
It feels like it’s been a bit since I last came and sat on the wall and chatted with you. Let's cut right to the chase: I’m going to chat with you about something I spent the entire Summer and
If Walls Could Talk: Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
I feel like I often point out the flaws of various show and movies and use them as illustrations for what they did wrong. As a change of pace, I wanted to point out when something is done right and
If Walls Could Talk: Let’s Talk Search and Seizure
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a column about my primary genre: mystery/crime. I tend tend to look at writing in general, or review something that caught my attention. To be fair, this is a review of something - but
If Walls Could Talk: How The Magicians Managed To Completely Surprise Me With Their Finale
The Magicians wrapped their fourth season with a finale that managed to surprise me - and left me feeling better about a finale than I have in ages. To make you understand the massive kudos this deserves, let me tell you
If Walls Could Talk: Writing’s Biggest Hurdle – Crossing the Finish Line
I’ve met a lot of very talented writers whose work you will probably never see, whose names you’ll never know. And it’s sad. There’s so much talent out there that will never see the light of day. Why? Because they’re afraid to
If Walls Could Talk: Embrace Your Inner Ravenclaw – Time To Research
Sorry, I couldn’t resist the Harry Potter reference. One of the consequences of writing something that you don’t have direct life experience with is that you have to do a TON of research. When I came to write my first mystery, I
If Walls Could Talk: You Need to Go Back to Basics
I’ve been finishing up some projects and starting others, the last couple of weeks. Another thing I’ve been doing is a lot of reading. Some books have been relevant for research, but one has been about writing basics. For awhile, I’ve
A look inside…Defending Earth: The Adventures of Sarah Jane Smith
As you might know, I've put together a charity anthology supporting the Cancer Research Institute. As the collection is in memory of Elisabeth Sladen (one of my favorite people in the world and my hero), the collection is a celebration
If Walls Could Talk: “Shazam!” Really IS the Magic Word!
I think this honestly may be a first for me in this column. This past weekend, I went to the Fandango early screening of the new DC Comics movie Shazam. I couldn’t wait to talk about it with all of