Happy Father’s Day Weekend from Traverse City, Michigan! I’m here in Michigan for the summer now, spending my mornings with creatures like this: A coffee-drinking, purse-toting squirrel? That must be one very successful little lady! I wrote this week about why coffee helps us get stuff done. To read my blog post on the magic of java, CLICK HERE. Who are […]
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Why Coffee Helps You Get Stuff Done
In the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series, FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar drink a lot of coffee. I mean a LOT. So much that in Get Back Jack, we find Otto measuring intake not by the cup, but by the pot. “Kim took one last mental tour through her plan and […]
Saturday Special: Share A Fact About Reading
Congratulations! You’ve already accomplished something this weekend! Not that constant productivity is the best route to success: This week I wrote about the routines of highly creative people, and about how, while FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar aren’t artists or musicians, their job requires oodles of creativity. Based on the chart, it appears […]
Saturday Special: New Thriller Underway, and More!
What are you doing this weekend? I told you on my blog Tuesday that one of the things I’m working on is my next Hunt for Jack Reacher book, which should be available in the fall, publishing gods willing. In the meantime, here’s a thrilling moment from the first book in the Hunt for Reacher […]
Sunday Special: The Importance of Body Language
We’ve been talking about body language a bit this week because we all know body language communicates at least as much as words do. As readers, we love words and communication. As mystery readers, we’re fascinated by the hidden meanings. So body language is a natural area of interest for us, and usually a source […]
Saturday Special: 3 Reasons To Take A Walk
I love to walk. Do you? This weekend, here are 3 reasons to go for a walk: To get ideas flowing. The contest to choose the Flight 12 Finale is underway, and walking delivers oxygen to the brain. Consider going for a walk, see what your mind comes up with, and enter the contest! To exercise. […]
Saturday Special: What To Do In London?
As I mentioned earlier, I’m heading across the pond next week to London! I won’t have a ton of free time since I have three book events to attend, but if I find a few spare hours, what should I do?? Of course, visiting a pub is one item on my ‘must-do’ list. If I had the […]
Diane Capri Steps Into the Shoes of Jordan Fox
I recently had an opportunity to step into Jordan Fox‘s world and it was truly surreal. No, I wasn’t sent to solve a cold case or to investigate a suspicious airplane crash. I was invited to a press event – a VIP reception and preview of the “Dalí and da Vinci” art exhibit at St. Petersburg’s Dalí […]
Saturday Special: A Tequila Sangria and Much More
It’s been a long week. Not in a bad way. In a very productive way. False Truth 10 is now just days away from being available for pre-order, and the Kobo Book Signing event in London is closer to becoming a reality. But now I’m ready for a break! Conveniently, I’ve been eyeing this for […]
Survey Results! (Your biggest reading pet peeves)
Thanks to all of you who responded to my survey question: What’s your biggest reading pet peeve? The Fussy Librarian conducted a similar survey of his subscribers and I wondered how you felt about the same questions. I’ve tallied up your results — each and every one of them, whether you commented here on my blog, […]
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