Category: writing life

  • Unexpected Twists

    Unexpected Twists

    Have you heard this one? How many mystery writers does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to screw it in, the other to give it a surprising twist at the end. Life is like that, too. We think we’re headed down the right road when we realize…

  • Reading the Road

    Reading the Road

    Avid readers talk about how many books they read in a year. But there’s another type of avid reader: someone who reads EVERYTHING. Sitting in a restaurant, they read the entire menu, every poster on the wall, each placard tucked between the salt and pepper shakers. I’m one of those…

  • Life as a Traveling Writer

    Life as a Traveling Writer

    Travel writers are a dime a dozen. Well, okay, maybe not *that* common. But when someone says they’re a travel writer, they usually don’t have to explain what it means, especially now with so many cable TV channels and hundreds of magazines devoted to travel. Travel writer implies they travel…

  • Read “Pea Body” on Your iPad!

    My newest novel, Pea Body, featuring amateur sleuths — and full-time RVers — Walt and Betty Rollin, is now available via iTunes! You can purchase this e-version directly from the iTunes store via this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/pea-body/id854711250?mt=11 Or you can select the print version via Lulu from my author spotlight page…

  • A View of Self-Publishing from Canadian Author Lin Weich

    On our journey to Alaska this past summer, we traveled through much of British Columbia, Canada, and were rewarded with amazing food, great shops, and wonderful people. At a farmer’s market in Quesnel, we paused to peruse the booth set by the local writers’ group. A novel caught my eye,…