Last night I had my inaugural signing of my new book TAHOE BLUE FIRE. The signing was held at Artifacts in South Lake Tahoe. I was so fo...

Last week, I received an email from a fellow writer. This person asked how a writer knows when they’ve developed a character enough, not en...

We're almost four years into the worst California drought in recorded history, right? Check. Every winter since it began, we...

Hi Everybody, I've got 20 signing events currently scheduled for my new book, Tahoe Blue Fire. I'll list them in order and pu...

I spend a lot of time on the road. Festivals, talks, book signings. I always bring a cooler with my meals. I also bring a microwave. Yes, yo...

The new Owen McKenna mystery is in the pipeline, and I'm excited about it! It's called TAHOE BLUE FIRE. This is the 13th book in the...

One of the most common questions I get is, “What is the most important part of being an author?” Another is, “What is the hardest part of b...

Find a narrow niche and own it. You're a novelist. You want to find an audience beyond your mother and your best friend. (Because the...

As summer approaches, people start thinking about Farmers' Markets! But can you find any up in the mountains? Yes, you can!...

Okay, bear with me for a moment.  Photo courtesy of Wikipedia My wife and I were out on a hike. We talked as we often do. But we als...

Yet another study is out showing the remarkable relationship between dogs and people. This study got fancy. Japanese scientists fo...

The short answer is yes. But will there still be great boating experiences to be had on Tahoe in the summer of 2015? Absolutely, but with ...