In the spirit of Halloween… some “spooktacular” research By Karla Brandenburg Congratulations Terri Rinko. Check your email to get your ARC copy! Years ago, I did a cemetery walk as I was researching a novel. My first goal was to collect new character names by reading headstones. My second goal was to “feel” the atmosphere. […]
Beyond the Comfort Zone By Tina Whittle Write what you know, they say. Unfortunately, “what I know” is pretty boring stuff. So I make it a point to expose myself to new and interesting things. I’ve attended the Writer’s Police Academy on multiple occasions, shooting up bad guys in the firearms simulation room and clearing […]
Happy Halloween Memories All of us have gathered to share a memory of Halloween, and we hope you’ll also share one of yours in the comments section for a chance to win our custom tote bag. My husband is a bored aerospace engineer, so our Halloween season begins in August. He begins scouring the yard […]
Fall into Everything By Maggie Toussaint We’re in the season of Fall, but did you know that “season” is not one of the definitions most dictionaries list for the word fall? As a verb, fall has 4 definitions listed in the Oxford Dictionary: 1) to move downward at a rapid rate, often uncontrolled. 2) lose […]
Getting Setting by Terry Odell I’m a huge fan of reading books set familiar settings. I grew up in Los Angeles, and love following Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch, and Robert Crais’ Elvis Cole as they cover my old haunting grounds. I recently read a book set in Albuquerque. I’ve visited the city on several occasions, […]
Moving By James M Jackson Later this month I’ll be helping my 92-year-old mother move from the area she’s lived in since age twelve with the exception of years she earned her college degree, one year teaching before my parents were married, and three or four years while my father was earning his masters and […]
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow by Nancy J. Cohen Let’s get something straight right away. This title is mine. It would be a good one for my Bad Hair Day mystery series. But we’re going to talk about hair salons today. The place where I go has been through a recent upheaval. The owners suddenly announced […]
Reading a Series By Karla Brandenburg These days, it seems a lot of authors are writing serial books, books that keep you in a small town, or with a group of people, or with an “action hero” team. As a reader, this is a great way to string me along into future books, provided I […]
Book Classification By Tina Whittle For the past few weekends, the biggest project here at Whittle Central has been putting down a new hardwood floor. By ourselves. My husband is a handy guy, and so he was more than capable of scraping the concrete floor of old stickiness, cutting and measuring the boards, gluing them […]
Back to School Memories Memories plus a giveaway! What could be better? Sit back and enjoy our recollections, and then be sure to chime in to tell us yours. I went to elementary school in the 50s. Back in the day, the school system provided all supplies. You were allowed to bring your own crayons […]
