Fifteen years down la rue
By Lise McClendon, Guest Contributor Hard to believe but it’s been almost 15 years since ‘Blackbird Fly,’ the first in the Bennett...
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Jan 24, 2023
Into the Wild Dark Yonder
The first issue of Dark Yonder drops today and with it begins a new, ahem, chapter in my life. Dark Yonder is a new literary journal that...
Jan 20, 2023
Dancing with Myself
An interview with author Katy Munger, conducted by... Katy Munger. Is it true you have a new book coming out? Why, yes! Thank you so much...
Oct 12, 2022
Rediscovering Freedom of Voice
Although I treasure the teachers who have guided me through the years, I believe that writers are born, not made. We’re basically a...
Jul 12, 2022
Confessions of an Audiobook Junkie
I am officially an audiobook junkie. For so many reasons. Chief among them is the fact that I'm getting old and it's hard for me to...
Jan 10, 2022
Practical Advice for Writers Today
Below are the (speaking) notes I used during my January 10th workshop for the North Carolina Writer's Network. A suggested outline for an...
Nov 7, 2021
Is there a cure for CSP?
Because Covid Social Paralysis is real AF… Have you been spending the pandemic meditating, mastering yoga, eating right, exercising...
Aug 23, 2021
Underappreciated Gems in UK Crime Drama
Anyone who knows me is probably all too aware that I loathe the summer heat of late July and August. Add in the humidity of North...
Apr 27, 2021
My Life of (True) Crime
Like a whole lot of people, I am obsessed with true crime. In my case, I justify it as research for my fictional tales — and it is indeed...
Mar 26, 2021
The Whole Kitten Caboodle
Pandemics make for strange bedfellows As we have all learned the hard way, a pandemic stresses the human mind. With so much out of our...
Mar 1, 2021
Remembering Margaret
From left, Margaret Maron, Katy Munger, Sarah Shaber, and Lise McClendon at the 2015 Bouchercon mystery writers convention, where...
Feb 10, 2021
A Valentine's Day Gift For You
If, like me, you have complicated feelings surrounding Valentine's Day, take heart. A quick look at the downright creepy evolution of...
Feb 1, 2021
I Crack Myself Up
Don’t mind me. I’m just sitting here writing. As you can see, my high school friends were the height of wit and I found them hilarious...
Jan 25, 2021
Getting Real
I understand why my characters are real to me. Being a fiction writer is basically the grown-up version of being a little kid with...
Jan 18, 2021
New Year, New Blog, New Life
The pandemic has been a life-altering experience for us all. In my case, it pitched me from an extroverted, high-energy life into a near...
Jul 23, 2019
There’s a new Casey coming…
I am very pleased to announce that there’s a new book in my Casey Jones mystery series!
Nov 20, 2017
How come you’ve never heard of me before?
The answer is pretty simple: there are many of us mid-list writers out there who do not get large-scale, national marketing.
Nov 5, 2017
To the barricades! (And don’t forget your paint brushes.)
Each year at the end of April, my parents would also throw a Walpurgisnacht party, which was a low rent version of a black-and-white ball.
Feb 22, 2016
Ignoring the Truth
This past week, I was rereading "Everything She Ever Wanted," one of Rule’s best.
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