In CLIFF DIVER, Detective Emilia Cruz starts piecing together a police investigation by using a timeline. Emilia’s love of timelines will be an element of her crime-solving skills in every book in the Emilia Cruz mystery series. It’s her go-to problem-solving...
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How to Power Up Your Creativity
Mar 15, 2013 | #authorlife
For years I thought creativity belonged exclusively to artists, writers and musicians and longed to be part of such a creative elite. Wow, was I wrong. Now that I’m older and wiser (hopefully) I know that we all have the ability to be creative in any part of our lives...
The Best and Other Interview Questions to Ask a Mystery Writer
Feb 6, 2013 | #authorlife
There are certain interview questions to ask someone who has just published a novel in a mystery series. And other questions that are sort of odd. Here are the ones I’ve been asked lately. 1. Why did you write it? I wrote Cliff Diver: An Emilia Cruz Novel because...
The mysterious case of 4 Jars of Inspiration
Jan 29, 2013 | #authorlife
Ready to sweeten life? Throw out a sour mindset?As the author of a mystery series--a relatively solitary occupation--I can’t afford to let my inspiration ebb away. I’m constantly looking for new sources of motivation, the confidence to tackle new projects, an trying...


