What makes #writers jump for joy? When the plot of the novel on which they're working takes an unexpected twist they hadn't expected or anticipated when they started writing. #amwriting #writinglife #WritingCommunity #thrillers #writers #writing

Happy July Fourth. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created #equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable #Rights, that among these are #Life, #Liberty and the pursuit of #Happiness." #July4th

amzn.to/3E3Lq4z A perfect beach read say the national reviewers. "A gripping, propulsive #thriller I couldn't put down." "Moves with blistering speed." #ShamelessSelfpromo #read #readingcommunity #readingforpleasure #writerslift

Books aren't written overnight. Writing a couple of pages a day is enough to see you through to the end. Don't stop. Keep writing. #amwriting #writingtips #books #keepwriting #writinglife #WritingCommunity

#Writers, in a single #book or #story, can capture, the forest, the trees, the #leaves, the #bark, the #birds, and #lichen, and how this all impacts their #characters. #amwriting #writinglife #writingcommunity #nature

Capturing what you see is great for #photographers and #videographers. But #writers don't capture what they see. They capture what they #feel and what they can #imagine. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writinglife

amzn.to/3E3Lq4z The latest 5 star review of this #thriller: "Filled with intrigue and twists." #thrillerbooks #bookclub #booklovers #mysteries #amreading #librarians

Writers can dislike what they've written in the first draft. That's okay. Editing can fix it all, if not in the second draft, then in the sixth. #amwriting #amediting #writerslife #writinglife #WritingCommunity

It can take time for a writer to search for just the right word or phrase. But when that word or phrase is found, we know all the time spent was worthwhile. #writers #writing #amwriting #writingtips #writinglife #editing #amediting

#WilliamFaulkner said that the first draft "may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good." Keep writing! #firstdraft #amwriting #writingtips #drafts #writers #WritingCommunity Pic: bit.ly/44tcSE2

A blank page is not a writer's enemy. It is the open landscape freeing you to pen whatever comes into your mind. #amwriting #writingtips #writersblock #writinglife #writerslife #writingcommunity Pic: bit.ly/3rl1kDW

A first draft is a writer's leap of faith that eventually, after many drafts and edits, the finished product will be worthwhile. #firstdraft #leapoffaith #amwriting #writing #writers #writingtips #WritingCommunity Pic: bit.ly/3rvdvhL

Writers are never lonely. They have their characters to keep them company. #lonely #loneliness #writing #writers #novelists #authors #amwriting #writingadvice Pic: bit.ly/46kFQah

At Killer Nashville with fellow authors #BillRapp, Baron Birtcher #BruceCoffin, and #JimNesbitt

It was great speaking at @killernashville and meeting fans of my latest novel, A WHITE HOT PLAN.

Pleased to share the latest #review of our #novel: Full review: bit.ly/45wXCWK #thriller #bookclub #bookclubs #librarians #neworleans #mysteries

Pleased to share the latest review from countryroads Read the full review: bit.ly/45wXCWK #thriller #thrillers #BookReview #BooksWorthReading

My latest article - - and it's not only for lawyers. #aba #rptelaw #writing #legal #lawyers #contract #writingtips

It was great to have spoken at Bouchercon, a national #book event with over 1,600 attendees, and to have been on panels discussing our third #thriller, A WHITE HOT PLAN, published by the UL Press. It's available at #bookstores and #amazon. Omnimystery News #bookclubs #librarians

Another five star review. Get it at amzn.to/3nGkI7E #thrillers #mysteries #thrillerbooks #thriller #bookclub #bookclubs #amwriting #amreading #librarians #books #quickreads #pageturner