A Book Savor Chat with Mystery Author Jerold Last
The Book Savor series grew out of my passion for great books, great friends, and conversations...
Ebook vs Print: Enough Already and Here’s Why
As both an author and an avid reader I'm often asked what now seems like an age-old question:...
Huffington Post Premieres Emilia Cruz Short Story
This week the very first Emilia Cruz story, "The Beast," was published by Huffington Post, in the...
A Book Savor Chat with Writer Elizabeth A. Martina
The Book Savor series is new to this blog and grew out of my passion for good books, good...
In Memorium: The Unsung Influence of Mystery Author Leighton Gage
Fellow international mystery author Leighton Gage, creator of the Inspector Silva mystery series...
Illustrating the Release of HAT DANCE with Drama and Dialogue
Great mystery novels need drama and dialogue. HAT DANCE, the latest Emilia...
Book cover design: Updating political thriller THE HIDDEN LIGHT OF MEXICO CITY
This book cover design story starts about seven years ago when I was eating dinner with Sherry,...
A Book Savor Chat with Marketing Expert Bobby McDaniel
The weekly Book Savor series grew out of my passion for good books, good friends, and great...
3 Compelling Lessons from The Lone Ranger
Were the critics right when they proclaimed The Lone Ranger a flop? I like to judge these things...
A Book Savor Chat with Crime Fiction Author Jason Beech
The weekly Book Savor series grew out of my passion for good books, good friends, and great...
A Book Savor Chat with DifferentOutcomes.net’s Jason Sullivan
The Book Savor series is new to this blog and grew out of my passion for good books, good friends,...
A Book Savor Chat with Fiction Author Flora Solomon
The Book Savor series is new to this blog and grew out of my passion for good books, good friends,...
A Book Savor Chat with Thriller Author Khaled Talib
The Book Savor series is new to this blog and grew out of my passion for good books, good friends,...
A Book Savor Chat With Mamiverse.com Editor Lorraine C. Ladish
The Book Savor series is new to this blog and grew out of my passion for good books, good friends,...
10 Twitter Voices on Mexico and the Mystery Series that is Listening
Inspiration for the Emilia Cruz mystery series’ sharp edges and complicated plot lines comes from...
Finding the Missing in Mexico: New Effort or Whitewash?
In HAT DANCE, the latest Emilia Cruz novel due out later this summer, Acapulco detective Emilia...
A Lesson from The Great Gatsby
I never gave much thought to how families talk. How different conversations might be from house to...
On The Occasion of My First Anniversary of Being a Published Author
In addition to being a celebration of the Mexican army's unlikely victory...
Why Navigation With a Map Still Matters
Love your GPS? Love how easy it makes getting from Point A to Point B? If you’re like me, your GPS...
The Girl on the Cutting Room Floor
Book editing is a ruthless business. How much of a book gets rewritten when an author comes back...
The Art of Travel Without a Camera
The art of travel is being able to create memories. But how can we relive the experiences and...
Solve Problems Like a Detective
In CLIFF DIVER, Detective Emilia Cruz starts piecing together a police investigation by...
How to Power Up Your Creativity
For years I thought creativity belonged exclusively to artists, writers and musicians and longed...
How Mexico’s Union Boss “La Maestra” Inspired a Mystery
When fellow fiction writers ask where to find inspiration for characters I usually reply “minor...









