It’s almost November. So of course, we are heading to northern Minnesota!
Yes—jackets are being packed, LOL. But I can hardly wait to get up to Lake Superior’s North Shore this week. There’s nothing quite like the beautiful hiking trails and glittering 10,000 (plus) lakes of summer, the outrageously gorgeous colors of autumn, or the pristine silence of the cross country ski trails of winter in northern… Read More
Stories from The Pit
When I showed up for my first full-time shift in the emergency department, the official house of medicine had not yet recognized emergency medicine as a bona fide clinical specialty. Physicians often referred to the ER as “The Pit.” Required to maintain medical staff privileges, all doctors—regardless of training, knowledge, or experience—had to take their… Read More
Why I Love the Enemies to Lovers Trope
By Linda Hurtado Bond I have always loved sexual tension. The kind you get when you meet someone you’re physically attracted to, but either you can’t or don’t want to admit it. Maybe that person is attractive in that physical way that appeals to you, and then they go and say something that pisses you… Read More
Beauty Among Danger
Writing suspense can be challenging. As authors, we must create a story that has just the right balance between good and evil to make the story enjoyable for our readers. In AMONG THE INNOCENT, the story features a killer from the past coming after the one victim he left behind—Leah Miller. Leah was once a… Read More
Getting Back to Your Reading Roots
Writer’s block is not a new topic, but it’s always a relevant one. There are many things that can help out when your creative juices stop flowing: meditating, taking a walk, reading a book – the list goes on and on. Sometimes the block sticks around, which can be pretty miserable, but eventually, it does… Read More
Release Celebration and Giveaway!
Hi friends, Today I’m celebrating the release of 14th book—The Deadly Shallows. I’m thrilled I get to spend part of it with you. In addition to The Deadly Shallows’ release, I’m also celebrating 10 years of publishing this summer. My debut novel, Submerged, came out in May of 2012. I still can’t wrap my head… Read More
TOUGH JUSTICE
The Genesis of a Spinoff Series – K-9 Special Ops By Tee O’Fallon My life has gone to the dogs. Literally! Not only do I live with two rowdy sheepdogs, but check out my writing stats… My last five published novels were K-9 stories. My next four books—including Tough Justice—will also be K-9 novels. Now,… Read More
What to Do If You Don’t Fit – Lessons from The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is a beloved classic, labeled “the perfect movie” by ShowBiz CheatSheet and “one of the best movies of all time” by Rollingstone.com. Yet when movie came out in 1987, it barely made its money back. Why? Because the marketers didn’t know how to hype it. Is it a romance? Is it an… Read More
“Hey, Doc. You Know That Patient You Saw . . .”
An emergency physician never wants to hear those words. The next line won’t be, “He stopped by the ER today to say he’s doing well.” Instead, the inevitable bad news will ignite emotions somewhere between regret and outright terror. Sometimes the bearer of bad news won’t make the slightest effort to spare your feelings. As… Read More
Time is Life
Excerpt from DEAD ALREADY by Mike Krentz One person who comments on today’s blog will win a $25 BN gift card! (Dr. Zack Winston cannot fathom why his former patient, Carl Barnett, succumbed to sudden cardiac arrest. Perplexed or not, he must cover his assigned duty shifts in the ER. His boss, Dr. Dennis King,… Read More
Emergency, Emergency!
Excerpt from DEAD ALREADY by Mike Krentz (Young Dr. Zack Winston, a US Navy flight surgeon, met his true love, aviator Noelle Robinson, while serving with a carrier air wing based in Japan. Their torrid affair culminated in a rushed marriage that enabled them to deploy together on USS Kitty Hawk, albeit in separate male… Read More
Tales from The Pit
When I showed up in the ER many years ago for my first shift as an emergency physician, I didn’t consider myself a pioneer. The American Board of Medical Specialties had not yet recognized emergency medicine as a bona fide clinical discipline. In those days, physicians often referred to the ER as “The Pit.” To… Read More