Connect with Toby
The Lei Crime Series
Tag Archives: crime writer
Creative torches: some people give off sparks.
Creativity is a flame. I’ve often told people, and experienced myself, the way that flame can be fanned and strengthened by some people and damped … Read More
Posted in Creativity, The Writing Life
Tagged creativity, crime writer, relationships, writing
2 Comments
Reluctant crime writer.
How did this happen to me? I’m studying Forensics for Dummies with a pack of Post-its. I’m cutting up a chicken in the kitchen with … Read More
Making the call to Child Protective Services
Sometimes I hate my job as a school counselor and therapist. Something bad happened over the weekend to one of my student clients. Her face … Read More
The paths not taken.
I’m doing research, reading a book on how to become an FBI agent. It’s dry, pedantic, and yet just reading about the application process, the … Read More
Complex emotions.
“Our agency agreement is terminated.” Those words are the period on the end of a three-year sentence: one year to get the agent, one year … Read More
“Pono” is still the right thing.
I’m going to do a more controversial post again (brewing on another hot topic right now), but I thought a change of pace might be … Read More
Posted in Blogging, Hawaii, Personal, The Writing Life
Tagged blogging, crime writer, Hawaii, problems, writing
4 Comments
The gift of insomnia
Last night I had insomnia. This is not all that unusual; as a ‘thinker’ I am unduly burdened by brain processing, and I’d been knocked … Read More
Posted in Creativity, Fiction, Personal, The Writing Life
Tagged crime writer, insomnia, mystery, scary, writing
11 Comments
Spotlight an Interesting Blog #11
This blog has something for everyone- thrillers, romance, sci-fi, In fact, that very name Genreality sums it up- this site is about being a genre … Read More
Posted in Blogging, Fiction, The Writing Life
Tagged blogging, blogs, crime writer, writing
1 Comment
Gathering Your Writing Team
I’ve been intentional about gathering my teams. I have several: health team, (primary care doctor, dentist, chiropractor, massager, physical therapist and mental health therapist, followed … Read More
Posted in Creativity, Fiction, The Writing Life
Tagged crime writer, mystery, Social networking, writing
14 Comments
Spotlight an interesting blog #8!
In my blog forays something I’ve come to admire is what I’m calling fearless writing. Writing that cuts to the heart of things, stabs like … Read More
