Evoking Emotions with Your Fiction

Years ago, while I was living in the Islands, my husband, Jim, made the careless comment that it shouldn’t take more than six weeks for […]

Paranormal Romance Midnight Bayou

Midnight Bayou, by Nora Roberts:   Ghostly romance MIDNIGHT BAYOU interweaves a tragic 1899 love story with modern-day courtship when Declan Fitzgerald abandons his Boston […]

Lead / Led

  Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: LEAD / LED […]

Noir Novel The Sentry

The Sentry, by Robert Crais: If Joe Pike doesn’t stop for air in his tires, he won’t interrupt a burglary, he won’t fall in love, […]

Lay / Lie

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: LAY / LIE We […]

Literary Novel State of Wonder

State of Wonder, by Ann Patchett: [SPOILER ALERT]  When her lab partner, Anders Eckman, is reported to have died while on a mission to the […]

Jibe / Jive

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: JIBE / JIVE These […]

Jaw / Other Jaw

  Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: JAW / OTHER JAW […]

Cozy Mystery The English Breakfast Murder

The English Breakfast Murder, by Laura Childs:   Volunteer turtle watching takes a horrific turn for Charleston, South Carolina, tea shop owner Theodosia Browning when she […]