We escaped sultry St. Louis over a decade ago to move to sunny and seventies Southern California. We love it here. But this year, apparently, SoCal decided to remind us of what we escaped—a month of heat and humidity. Except now, we’re suffering through it without air conditioning, because sunny and seventies shouldn’t require a/c … Read more
My July 21st release of THE KILLER’S DASTARDLY INTRIGUE is my 100th published book!!!!! It’s been a long strange trip since the days back in the early 80s when I sat with my 99c Walmart notebook and 19c Bic pen and scribbled stories to amuse myself while the kids played in the backyard. Those were … Read more
After twelve books in the same setting, my Muse has wanderlust, and I’m wondering where to travel next. I’ve been thinking about My Favorite Things, like houses and mysterious actions and characters who don’t quite fit into normal… and then I started wondering what everyone else enjoys in a good book. What are Your Favorite … Read more
I want to write. I have characters running around in my head, doing ridiculous things, and they need room to romp. I don’t think I can project my brain images into a TikTok video or an Instagram photo. So instead of promoting my new books, I
am scribbling as fast as I can.
Sorry, this will be brief. I was out picking oranges (I always wanted to do that when I was back in snowy Kentucky!), slid on a round stone, fell on my shoulder (not my wrist this time, because, oranges. . .), and cracked my clavicle. I am supposed to keep my right arm completely still … Read more
I have been effectively writing three books a year since I started writing full time back in the last century (I love the way that sounds. I’m historical now!). Because publishers are slow, a third of those words seldom saw the light of day until e-books came around.
Running away from dark and gray!
Quick note—my June newsletter will have a 40% off coupon for three of my bestselling titles. If you haven’t signed up for it yet, do so now! https://www.subscribepage.com/ricewebsite I only send newsletters once a month to offer news of specials and discounts, as well as bits of historical trivia and whatever pops into my head—which … Read more
Computers are mysterious but not romantic!
I’m dusting off my old Family Genius mysteries and looking for new covers. We’ve decided to go with cartoon-style covers so we can get more mystery elements into them. What do you think of this one?