If Walls Could Talk

I know I’m not old. After all, I'm only 28. But there are days I feel it. There are days that I look back and I honestly wonder how I used to do everything I did at 20-23. I went

Hi, my name is Mary Helen and I’m a procrastinator. Sure, I start stuff months in advance and then when I hit a creative wall, I decide to push it off until I can’t anymore.  But, I also have come to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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