The third book in the Geneva Chase series is now available. Order your copy now.
When we were children, my sister and I lived off and on with our grandparents. They resided in a cottage in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York on one of the smaller lakes. During the summer time, the
Geneva Chase is a hot mess Both Random Road and Darkness Lane are written from the first-person viewpoint of Geneva Chase…a woman. I’m male, I have both an X and a Y chromosome. “Really, you write as a woman?” I’m
The month of October marks the beginning of autumn. The leaves are turning color, the days are getting shorter, the air is crisp, and Starbucks is serving their pumpkin-spice lattes. It’s also the month for Halloween…and when I particularly enjoy
On Sunday, October 7, at a little after noon, I hit the button and sent the manuscript for Graveyard Bay to my editor, Annette Rogers, at Poisoned Pen Press. I did it with trepidation and relief. Trepidation because when you’ve
Schedule of Events 2018: September 2-3 Poisoned Pen Mystery Conference—Phoenix, AZ Mon. September 3, 9:15-10 a.m. Sleuths and the Media—Panel Discussion Mon. September 3, 11:15-12 p.m. Unconventional Women—Panel Discussion September 6-9 Bouchercon Mystery Conference—St. Petersburg, FL Thurs. September 6, 11
Pamlico Writer’s Group How do you develop memorable characters, from your hero to your bad guys (who are people too!)? How do you make them leap off the page and land in a life or death struggle? How do you
DARKNESS LANE, the second in the Geneva Chase mystery series, is tentatively scheduled for release in June 2018. This mystery features a missing teenager, murder, adultery, sex trafficking, Russian mobsters, movie stars and Broadway theater. Can Geneva get the story
Why Host A Workshop? As a fiction writer, you know your characters need to leap off the page. They need to be sympathetic but flawed; believable but not identifiable as your Great Aunt Gladys. Writing unforgettable characters is a balancing
Thomas Kies was recently featured in a Publisher’s Weekly article highlighting his publisher, Poisoned Press’ 20th anniversary. Click here to read the article.