So I know The Serial Killer Files is supposed to be a dark and foreboding place where we talk about murder and books and things that go bump in the night, but I'm just too cheerful for that these days. Because a year ago, in Las Vegas on St. Patrick's Day...
the writer’s life
A conversation with my 92-year-old neighbor
My newest book, THE BUTCHER, is out in July, and it stars an 80-year-old retired police chief who has lots of secrets. It was a bit of a gamble for me to write a character so old. I mean, I'm still a spring chicken (*cough cough*), and all my grandparents are dead...
Dear Girlfriend
(This letter is for you. You know who you are.) So he left you. He left you for the girl who is younger/older/thinner/fatter/uglier/prettier/richer/poorer/dumber/smarter than you. On some level you knew the relationship was falling apart, and yet it still shocked the...
Is this thing still on?
So it goes without saying that I haven't been here a lot lately (understatement of the century – this will only be my seventh post this year, which is just pitiful). While I do have valid reasons (blah blah blah), we all know that I've been completely neglecting my...