I’ve found a second Tarot series, this one by Bevan Atkinson. This series is less light-hearted than Steve Hockensmith’s, though there is humor. The murders are a little more upfront and in-your-face as well, which doesn’t bother me. Our heroine is a bonafide mystic who sometimes gets visions when she reads the cards. In the…
No, I’m not talking the sort of character building that has you talking to a therapist. This is for your imaginary friends you’ve been writing about. I find it helpful to actually buy a small notebook (Moleskine makes a good one) for each of your main characters. Inside, write the answers to all these questions…
OK, these aren’t science fiction, but it’s psychological mystery so I took a chance and started reading. I started reading for several reasons, actually. 1) I like the author’s other mystery series (Holmes on the Range – I’ve reviewed those on my alter ego’s blog) and 2) I like Tarot cards myself. The premise in…
It’s First Wednesday again, so we’ll have an Insecure Writers Support Group post. This month’s question: How long have you been blogging? (Or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram?) What do you like about it and how has it changed? I’ve been blogging since around 2004, when LiveJournal was popular. I didn’t post daily, but I was fairly regular.…