You know Motown is a portmanteau, right? I only know the word because I’m from Michigan, and draw on the state’s history in the books I write. A portmanteau in this case is when you blend two words to make a new word. Like ‘spork’, or ‘liger.’ In this case, ‘motor’ and ‘town’ join to form Motown, […]
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New Cryptic Email Involves Judge Carson
New Willa Carson Short Available NOW! I don’t know about you, but for me, this month has flown by. I’ve been working hard at the keyboard most of the month and I’m pleased to say that I finished and submitted the next Michael Flint book to my editor. As soon as they tell me a […]
3 Bookworm Problems You Know All Too Well
I know this has happened at least once in the past week to all true bookworms! (Though maybe at a different hour…) Some of us have this problem below, which I think of as “reader’s guilt.” Non-bookworms just don’t understand that reading IS doing something! Something very important, in fact! And then there’s Bookish Problem […]
3 Ways DNA Is More Powerful Than Computers
As a crime writer, of course, DNA comes up all the time in my research and in my writing. It’s invaluable for solving cases, though it’s not infallible. In Jack and Joe of my Hunt for Jack Reacher Series especially, DNA is a subject that comes up over and over, since the book is about […]
A Wine Lover’s Guide to Michigan
According to Wine Enthusiast magazine, Michigan is one of the most notable regions in the world where wine is on the rise. This thrills me, not only as a wine lover, but also as a Michigan native and as a snowbird who spends my summers in Traverse City. And it’s extra exciting since my Judge […]
Is Illegal Gold More Valuable Than Drugs?
What’s happening with gold in Latin America right now is really interesting to me because it overlaps with the plots of both of my two most recent books — Blood Trails and Deep Cover Jack. So, in Deep Cover Jack, a Hunt for Jack Reacher thriller, one of the questions that comes up is: Why […]
Lasers vs. Drones: Who Wins?
In a fight between lasers and drones, who do you think would win? You remember the power of lasers in Goldfinger. James Bond gives us a scare as we watch a powerful laser inch closer to his body. I follow surveillance technology news because it comes up often in my books. In my Hunt for […]
5 Ways To Live Like a Snowbird From Anywhere
As the dead of winter freezes in around us, I come to a full appreciation of the snowbird lifestyle I’ve chosen to embrace. I’m from Michigan, and I live there part of the year, but during the colder months I’m able to flock down to Florida. As an author, I’m convinced that the change of […]
Jack Reacher’s Drive For Success in 2017
What changes do you expect this year? What changes happened for you last year that you didn’t expect? What do you expect will stay the same in this new year? As we learn from all my books, and from life experiences all the time, things aren’t always as they seem…! I don’t necessarily believe in […]
What If You Were in a Helicopter When the Engine Fails?
If you want to write a great action scene, you’ve gotta know something about physics, know someone(s) who does, or be able to figure it out through research. For me, it’s a combination of all three when I write action scenes for my thrillers. One of them happens in Blood Trails, my new thriller novel […]
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