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To Live & Write in FLA

Welcome to my new interview series. These interviews will be with all kinds of Florida writers– poets, fiction writers, genre writers, non-fiction writers, memoirist, published, unpublished —- you get the idea. I want to know (and I hope you do too) is : When did they begin writing as craft? What is their biggest failure? What is the best advice they’ve ever received? Dream dead date? Favorite cocktail and a what Florida bar?

What else should I ask? What do you want me to ask? Leave you quest...

I’m Alive!

It was touch and go there for a few days. Volunteering (with a head cold) four days straight can do that to you. But I pulled through and have some wonderful memories of this year’s conference.

SleuthFest 2016 was another grand success. Our guest of honor CJ Box was funny, humble, and smart. I must admit I was not in the know about his body of writing. But now I want to read all of his Joe Pickett, game warden, mysteries. They are set in Wyoming and after my binge watch of Longmire I am all...

Where have I been?

Sorry to have been M.I.A. since November. No excuse other than Book Fair, Art Basel, Holidays…… and coming up I have Sleuth Fest. Sleuth Fest is the annual mystery writer’s conference put on by the Florida chapter of MWA. This year not only am I volunteering again but I am moderating/sponsoring a panel. Wow, November through February seems to be my busy season. So, why do I think it is not? Probably because I feel most creative during the cooler months. I tend to start new projects during thi...

Miami Book Fair 2015

I call this time of year “The Season of Tents”. Working downtown I commute pass the Art Fair tents going up for Art Basel week (1st week of December) and I walk by MDC’s Wolfson campus where the rainbow of 1010 tents are up for the Miami Book Fair (3rd week of November). This time of year is what makes summer’s hot as hell worth it.

This year I am the booth coordinator for the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. There will be 8 authors (including yours truly) signing their books at...

20 Authors Recomend Books about Florida (part one)

I have been doing my Miami Interviews for almost a year now. So, to celebrate I thought I would compile a list of the recommended books that take place in Florida. That’s question # 2 in my standard set of questions.

So in order of interviews, I give you a GREAT list of books to add to your bedside table.

What is your favorite novel set in Florida and why?

1. Joyce Ann Brown :

Because of Winn-Dixie has to be my favorite novel set in Florida. It’s a young adult book, and I was a children’s lib...