As a mystery writer, I deal with murder every day, typing away at my laptop, dreaming up intricate motives and researching true crimes. I don’t write about the actual process of killing someone. My murders take place “off screen.” They’re discovered after the fact. For me, the fun of writing mysteries is the intellectual challenge […]
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Inspiration
A few months back, I hit a roadblock trying to work out a theme for my next novel. Like many writers, I have a folder full of writing project ideas, but none grabbed me. Many hours plodded by, staring frustrated at a legal pad full of crossed out, brain-stormed thoughts. Then one afternoon, feeling betrayed by my imagination and worrying […]
Confessions
Old fashioned confessionals. Boxes of secrets with beautifully carved doors, tall and straight, set within ornate panels. Behind the central door sits the secret keeper, wearing a purple stole. Behind the doors on either side, kneel the secret creators–the sinners, waiting in the dim light for comfort and forgiveness. The essence of wrong doing floats from […]