by toby | Apr 11, 2014 | The Writing Life
Twitter continues to be a source of new friends, contacts, chats and learning for me. Not long ago I met a talented writer on Twitter who caught my interest because of her practice of Muay Thai kickboxing, and the great quality of her writing. I invited her to share...
by toby | Apr 4, 2014 | The Writing Life
This week was filled with excitement as I signed with Foreword Literary, a dynamic literary agency with offices in San Francisco, New York and Chicago. I had the joy of meeting and getting to know one of the agency founders, Laurie McLean, at the Big Sur Writer’s...
by toby | Mar 28, 2014 | The Writing Life
I got to be a beta reader on this rich, textured novel of three very different sisters in search of a brother they never knew they had. Here's my review: Five stars to Holly Robinson's latest novel, Beach Plum Island! Atmospheric, multilayered and filled with a subtle...
by toby | Mar 15, 2014 | The Writing Life
Shattered Palms has: “controlled narrative pace, excellent description, and rare location in a well-developed mystery adding up to a five-star read.” (Gail Baugniet, Sisters in Crime President, Hawaii) It also is all about the love story that began six...
by toby | Mar 5, 2014 | The Writing Life
I’ve wandered hither and yon on this blog, but in future there will be two categories: Life and On Writing. This one spans both, and was inspired by my decision in December to re-do the website, freshen it up and make it more reader-oriented. I also came across this...
by toby | Feb 16, 2014 | The Writing Life
Does anyone know of a book cover contest award? Because I want to submit my latest cover, for Shattered Palms, Lei Crime #6. It's just amazing. Dynamic. Conveys the mood of the book. In every way, my branding of “classy but foreboding, with a tropical...