May 12, 2024

Let's Talk About Autism

If you ever wondered why my protagonists are kinda weird sometimes (especially Morgan and Micka), here’s the answer: You are watching them through a neurodivergent lens.

Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 2 min read

May 6, 2024

The Creative Process

It always starts with “What if?” and involves countless bad hair days, self-doubt galore, caffeine overdoses, and my husband being super worried because I’m staring into space like a grumpy lunatic.

Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 1 min read

April 1, 2024

A Study in Vegetables

The Adventures of the Basement Detectives, Episode 01

Bookish Shenanigans 1 min read

October 4, 2023

The Burnout Publishing Culture

I lost my writer voice five years ago, and I'm only slowly growing it back now. Please bear with me while I choppily put words on your screen.

Writer's Chaos Digest 3 min read

October 4, 2023

I've got 4 new belly buttons, yay!

I don’t have much experience with hospitals. I try to stay out of them because I’m terrified of them.

Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 6 min read

August 16, 2023

What the heck is this?

It's a wallaby foot 🥰

Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 1 min read

August 1, 2023

The Real People who Inspired my Mystery Series

Several scenes and characters in The Lion’s Courtship (Prequel to the Anna Kronberg Mystery Series) were inspired by historical photographs from John Thomson & Adolphe Smith in Street-Life in London - a small, tattered pocketbook I bought ages ago.

Bookish Shenanigans 2 min read

October 31, 2018

On Killing

If you are (like me) a crime fiction writer, you will often face the problem of how to best kill one of your characters. It’s not an easy task. And believe me when I say that in fiction, a lot is done wrong. A LOT. I’m sure I did it too.

Bookish Shenanigans Writer's Chaos Digest Espresso, Mayhem, & Other Disasters 3 min read

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