It’s Nov. 5, 2024. How can I not write about choices? In this case, stark choices. And I’m not going to take a political position here on the RMFW blog except to say that today’s vote, in my mind, is a case of decency versus indecency. Enough said. And, as we all know, today’s vote…
Monsters are cool. They come from nightmares, so they have power over us that we don’t understand, and as transgressors who get away with whatever, they hold our attention. They’re cool. They’re often the subject of scary stories. Not always, though. They’re useful in a lot of sorts of stories. Monster Theory came out of…
Longing to join the spooky season fun without the nightmares? Have I got a list of recommendations for you! Recently, I learned the publishing industry transitioned to utilizing content descriptions as opposed to trigger warnings, as what triggers a reader differs greatly from person to person while content is more objective. In her new book…
Every year about this time, Fred, my muse and history buff, and I meet. This year, I located him hanging in the closet. He assured me that many people have skeletons there. “Have I ever told you about my years in Cripple Creek?” Chewing on a piece of Halloween candy, I shook my head. “In…
This month I’m beginning my third novel, and I face a familiar, nerve-racking challenge: deciding how to start. The opening of a novel sets the tone for everything that follows, and I’m torn. Should I go back in time and give the reader a sense of how the conflicts playing out in the present spring…