Voice recognition mistake of the day: "Of course I'll maim you in a book." That was supposed to be *name you*. It is a writer's prerogative to injure and kill off annoying people through our work, but I don't usually threaten people that way in e-mai...
Whoops - this was supposed to go out last Friday but it's showing as 'not scheduled' so ... hope you're having a good week and sorry we're late!Southernism of the Week: “It’s plain as a pig on a sofa.” The phrase is attributed to Flannery O’Connor, b...
If you'd prefer, you can Follow me on Amazon or Follow me on BookBub for new release and sale alerts! Voice recognition mistake of the day: “he re-strained himself.” That's how you end up with a double hernia. Maybe try removing that hyphen.Som...
It's almost all book stuff this week. We can't help it; we're authors. We pretty much don't have stuff that isn't book stuff. But to start, here’s your… Southernism of the Week: His brain rattles around like a BB in a boxcar.Kris was recently at...
Voice recognition mistake of the week: “In the humerus Accidental Detective series, Kate Tessler is facing fifty, her family, and her fears.” I guess the book is ‘armed’ with laughs.I went to the Left Coast Crime convention for mystery fans last week...
Southernism of the Week: “Looks like I'm going to be busier than a room full of toothless contestants at a corn-on-the-cob eating contest.” – This one is from Kris’s friend Jodi Lea Stewart, a Texas author of wonderful contemporary and historical nov...
Voice recognition mistake of the day – “the turtle slippers flapped a couple of times.” Make that “turtle’s flippers.”BBC Scotland shares a video from Inside The Zoo: The First Litter Of Lion Cubs In Ten Years Something Shady at Sunshine Haven, a hum...
Southernism of the Week: On arguing with idiots: “It's like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the bird is going to poop on the board and strut around like it won.”Reese Witherspoon had a birthday on Tuesday! Happy birthday, Ree...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Most writers are harmless.” I meant most spiders are harmless, though the other is also true – we'll only kill you in our books. Speaking of which … Have you grabbed your free mystery story collection? It s...
Southernism of the Week: “Flashy as a rat with a gold tooth.” Because everything is flashier on a rat, we guess?Can you believe Sweet Home Alabama came out twenty years ago? Check out Reese Witherspoon and other celebs in “Must-See Throwbacks f...