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How’s your novel coming?

I have to admit that I haven’t written a word in the last couple of days. Between family things, a trip to the circus, and a whole day of cooking, I have been slacking off on working on my book. … Continue reading

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Graveyard Field Trips

When I put together my first book of cemetery essays, I had so many essays written that I had to leave some of them out. I tried to be conscious of how many California cemeteries I included, how many times … Continue reading

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Behind “The Fatal Book”

In 2005, the writers club I grew up in invited me to join them for a reading at the Borders Books in Flint, Michigan. I was thrilled by the invitation. This was the group to whom I first read my … Continue reading

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Behind “A Curiosity of Shadows”

Early in 2010, I was invited to join a retreat of horror writers at a historic mansion in Northern California. I knew several of the other authors by name and reputation, but the only other person I knew personally was … Continue reading

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Alondra’s Influences

When I was in high school, I read a book about a woman who was believed to be a witch but was actually just a misunderstood, transplanted girl from Barbados who ended up living with a Puritan family.  The book, … Continue reading

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