The Writer's Block

Last week I read the newest novella by Michael Stevens, The Case of the Weeping Museum. The story takes me back to a time where I could follow the "private Dick" on his adventures where he could solve a case using his wits, charm and, usually, bad vices. This book has all of that. In this case, P.I. (Paranormal Investigator) Samika Gupta is brought in on a case where employees at a New York museum are scared senseless from hearing voices and crying and their manager can't get them to go back inside the museum. This is where our heroine detective comes in. I won't go into too many details, (spoilers are evil, you know) but I will say this. I usually don't read books like this. I am NOT saying it wasn't good! What I am saying is that I usually don't go for the old detective story types. It was very entertaining and I am glad that I read it. I half expected the detective to end up to be "Sam Spade" instead of Samika Gupta. The old trench coat and p

Since I have started writing seriously, I have often wondered if I needed a website. I mean, is it really necessary to advertise myself along with my books? I am shy in reality so boasting about myself and my work has been a slow process. I have got to thinking lately, however, that author websites do give the readers a heads-up about new material and lets the reader get to know the author. The thing that brought this to mind was when I was checking Terry Brooks’ website. I have been keeping track with his writing for years and now his Shannara books are going to be a tv show on M-TV. I was really getting into the articles when it hit me. I go to these sites all of the time to keep track of my favorite authors like Terry Brooks, Zoe Saadia and Heather Graham, so others must do the same thing! Why not mine? Well, probably because it isn’t up yet, but it will be. I encourage everyone to look up their fave authors and check out their webpages. There is so much to see. I love finding