ONE OF EVERY MYSTERY/THRILLER WRITER’S CHALLENGES IS GETTING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DETAILS RIGHT. In any given book, I may have Logan interacting with medical examiners, sheriff’s deputies, state police, forensic experts, arson investigators, someone in...
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR STORY IDEAS? I get asked this question often and it’s an easy one to answer. When something grabs my attention, I naturally want to learn more about it. And before I know it, it works its way into one of my books. The details I learn while...
SINCE THIS BOOK FEATURES COMMERCIAL CRAB FISHING, I thought I’d better learn to cook and clean—or clean and cook, depending on who you talk to—my very own crab. Dungeness crab is the star of the fisheries here on the Oregon coast and oh, so delicious! I usually...
November 2017 4:30 p.m. Bundled up against the cold, I’m out exploring the old-growth forest behind our house. Dusk is coming on. I enjoy the soft, cushioned silence, but suddenly, my Spidey sense makes me look up. Impossibly balanced at the top of a very tall,...
A FEW DAYS AGO I RECEIVED A SURPRISE package in the mail. With a hand written return address, I knew it was from an actual human, so I ripped it open and there he was, staring up at me with those big, chocolate eyes. I promptly named him Rupert. Turns out he was from...
YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL IS PROBABLY AN EAGLE, WOLF, OR DOLPHIN, but when I saw this guy’s mug, I knew he was the one for me. And I like the name. Emu. A bit odd, scary and funny at the same time. I’d love to have him by my side in a bar fight. If I ever went...
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.