Many years ago when my son still lived at home, and was on hand to explain the mysteries of social media to me (MySpace anyone?) he advised me to forget about Facebook. “Don’t bother, Mom. It’s not for you.” Knowing me as the introverted and socially awkward person that I am, he added: “I can just see you getting a ‘friend request’ and going, “Oh my God! No!””
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He wasn’t far off the mark. So, I was a little dismayed when, after twenty years, I decided to return to writing fiction, and discovered authors are now expected to “engage” in all manner of interaction on social media. Son – to the rescue again – decided I’d like Twitter and signed me up. He was right. I do like it. Actually, I love it. And, I think other authors and writers love it, too. Here’s 6 reasons why: Continue reading “6 Reasons Why Twitter Is The Best For Authors Like Me”
I don’t know what other authors do, but when my husband, Joe, recently left for five days on a trip to Florida, I spent that uninterrupted, quality writing time with another man. 
The “dastardly” device in question is the sort of gadget that bestselling author, Karin Slaughter might allow to fall into the wrong hands in one of her dark thrillers; or that my antagonist, a tech-savvy Peeping Tom, might have used in my last crime thriller, 
