by Alexia Gordon. Never open with the weather—said someone who didn’t appreciate how malevolent weather could be. As I write this, it’s been raining for three days. Three menacing, oppressive days. Three days of staring out the windows at dull,... Continue reading

How are you at keeping secrets? Do you belong to the “lips are sealed” tribe? Or do you believe that the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them’s dead? I’m a pretty good secret... Continue reading

I wrote a guest post for another blog last night about a man in the audience of a panel I sat on at ThrillerFest XIII. His tone of voice and body language suggested an agenda hidden behind his benign-on-the-surface questions.... Continue reading

by Alexia Gordon of the Femmes Fatales. We live in dark times. School shootings, restaurant shootings, nationalistic and xenophobic immigration debates. Racists, misogynists, and other bigots winning converts by leveraging the power of social media to spread their message of... Continue reading

The Agatha Award Best First Novel Nominees take over Femmes Fatales today to discuss their Character’s Biggest Flaw Micki Browning: Marine biologist Dr. Meredith Cavallo, an incredibly intelligent woman with a big heart, can be socially inept at times. She’s... Continue reading

I’m struggling with a dilemma I never thought I’d face—what to serve at a book signing. Cheese? Wine? Cheese and wine? Sandwiches? Wraps? Chicken wings? What about dessert? Cookies? Cupcakes? Should I serve something nutritious? Fruit? Vegetables? Will I be... Continue reading

Yesterday, I celebrated book release day. Henery Press released Killing in C Sharp, the third book in my cozy mystery series, The Gethsemane Brown Mysteries. Now that the book’s out in the wild, my job is to promote it. Easy,... Continue reading

I follow several writers, some published, some unpublished, on social media. Many post news of book deals, tweet about signing with agents, and ‘gram photos of awards. Friends and followers like, “heart”, and share the good news over social networks.... Continue reading

I’m up late doing something I hate to do—packing. Tonight’s adventure in carry-ons is in preparation for business travel related to my day job but it’s a harbinger of what’s to come. It’s conference season. The Lefty Award nominations have... Continue reading

Christmas is nearly upon us, ready or not. One week to C-day as I write this. I’ve been a bit of a Grinch in years past. Despite Christmas being one of my favorite holidays, I couldn’t conjure much Christmas spirit.... Continue reading

I'm going to open a can of worms. It's Monday night, two nights before Thanksgiving. Is it too soon to play Christmas music? I'm browsing Spotify playlists, having exhausted all the new podcasts on my Stitcher true crime playlist. Buried... Continue reading

Hello! This has been a big week for me. I attended my first Bouchercon then returned home in time to write my first Femmes Fatales post. Next, I'm off to my first solo site inspection for my day job. Firsts... Continue reading