By Linda Rodriguez A serious writer should be reading all the time. Buy books so you can reread and mark them up, figuring out how they do the incredible things they do and how they made the mistakes they made that you want to avoid. Read the first time the way any reader does—for enjoyment […]
By Linda Rodriguez I’m not supposed to be here—on the computer. Mainly because I have post-surgical lymphedema in my right arm and am supposed to be keeping it elevated constantly until my custom-made compression sleeve arrives. So, once I’ve posted this blog, I will be back in my living room with my arm lifted above […]
by Linda Rodriguez My husband and I have been binge-watching Prime Suspect on Netflix lately. Helen Mirren is awesome, as always, but the ensemble cast is of extremely high quality, also, and the writing is superb. Until. (You knew there had to be an “until” hanging around there somewhere, didn’t you?) Suddenly, one episode begins […]
by Linda Rodriguez By the time you read this, I’ll be recuperating from some major surgery, but at the time I’m writing it, the surgery hasn’t taken place yet. So I’m nervous. Aren’t we all in such a case? Scary as surgery is, however, dealing with health insurance companies has become even scarier. Between the […]
Hi, Linda Rodriguez here. You know, the author of the Skeet Bannion mystery series, including the most recent, Every Hidden Fear? (My agent has ordered me to put in an obligatory pitch on everything for a week.) Now, let’s talk about writing. You’ve started your story or novel, and you have a few good pages […]
by Linda Rodriguez Pirates with a heart of gold are a mainstay of romance, fantasy, and science fiction, as well as defunct historical novels. They’re dashing rebels with sexy outfits and underneath the disguise of the rogue, they’re really nice guys who do the right thing. We see them on the book covers and in […]
Hi, Linda Rodriguez here! Today, I’d like to introduce you to my friend, Edith Maxwell, who writes three wonderful mystery series, the Speaking of Mystery series (as Tace Baker), the Carriagetown Mysteries, and the great Local Foods Mystery series. Her newest book in that last series, ‘Til Dirt Do Us Part, is out right now. […]
by Linda Rodriguez Since my third Skeet Bannion novel, Every Hidden Fear, came out just last week, I’m thinking seriously about book sales right now. I’ve written and spoken a number of times about what an avid reader can do to support the authors s/he loves, and so I thought I’d compile all of those […]
by Linda Rodriguez In my Skeet Bannion mystery series, my protagonist, Skeet, is a knitter who uses time with her knitting needles to untangle the murky problems of murder she faces. In the forthcoming third book in the series, Every Hidden Fear, Skeet’s beloved grandmother has come to live with her, and Gran is a […]
by Linda Rodriguez People who have been reading my posts on my own blog, here at Stiletto, and on my other group blog, Writers Who Kill, know that I have had to battle disapproving neighbors and the city about my front yard, which is planted in native, drought-hardy plants for the most part. The […]