Favorite literary heroine? Philippa Somerville Vampires or Werewolves? Vampires True Blood or Vampire Diaries? I’m a TV writer. If I answer that question, I may well ace myself out of my next job. The Notebook or Pretty Woman? Pretty Woman Best way to spend Saturday night? At home watching a movie Best way to spend… Read More
Do you know what I did last night? I read until two in the morning. This is not unusual for me, there’s nothing I love more than getting caught up in the pages of a good book and being unable to put it down. However last night was different. While the reading was compelling; I… Read More
As far back as I can remember, two things have driven my creativity. Music and books. As a kid the television was rarely on at our house. On Saturday mornings, instead of the buzz of cartoons, you were likely to hear the smooth sound of Frank Sinatra coming from my mother’s radio and the crinkle of pages turning… Read More
Faith and begorra, March is the month when those with the luck of the Irish celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You’re sure to be feelin’ you’ve found your very own pot of gold and pockets full of lucky shamrocks when you take advantage of the wonderful books being released this month by Writerspace Top Shelf Authors…. Read More
by Wanda Boyle Community Correspondent, the Cape Crier as told to B.B. Haywood Author’s Note: Cape Willington, Maine, serves as the setting and background for the Candy Holliday Murder Mystery Series. The scenic coastal village is home to blueberry farmer Candy Holliday and her father, Henry “Doc” Holiday, who run Blueberry Acres—and often work together… Read More
“Whenever you are, love will find a way” The concept of time travel has always fascinated me and a few months ago I was listening to a seventies CD in the car as I travelled to a writer’s conference. I had one of those fabulous creative moments that writers long for. My recent release Hot… Read More
I blame Nancy Drew for my life of crime. Reading it and writing it, that is. I was ten when I borrowed The Secret of Shadow Ranch from a cousin. It was the first mystery I ever read, and I was hooked. Then, to my delight, I discovered this was only one of a long… Read More
I was on the phone the other night with my cousin, who’s the closest thing to a sister I’ll ever have. Anticipating our upcoming trip to the Caribbean, we were both flipping through catalogs full of beach attire. In my catalog was a picture of a woman in a bikini doing a headstand on a… Read More
I usually write a series set in New York City at the turn of the Twentieth Century. In CITY OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT, the new book, the 13th in the series, that makes its debut on March 4 I take my heroine to Paris (for reasons I can’t disclose in this blog without having to… Read More
One of the questions authors are often asked is, “Where do the ideas come from? How do you start a book?” For me, the answer is different each time. Let’s take my Dirty Girls Book Club series (Berkley Heat) for an example. The initial germ of an idea came out of my own book club,… Read More
I need your advice. I’m thinking about changing the title of my first novel. Much as I’ve always personally liked it, I have to face the facts: MRS. GOODFELLER has always had its problems. Concern #1: People seem to have trouble remembering this title, possibly because it’s not a real word or maybe because it’s… Read More
Hello, my name is Sheila Connolly and I write three ongoing mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime. In my spare time I write short stories and self-publish single-title mysteries. And suspense. And romance, with a little paranormal stuff thrown in. And I am an addict. People look at me and ask, how do you do… Read More
Besides love? More book clubs! When I first came up with my idea for THE BEST LIFE BOOK CLUB, I thought I was being so original, so clever. A book about a book club – yes! And then, after I’d surfaced from my writing cave back into the sunlight, I blinked and saw… all kinds… Read More
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