The final set of writing advice I received at the Berries, Bridges and Books conference in Hammond, LA came from June Shaw during the afternoon Mystery/Intrigue session. June lives in Thibodaux, LA and has represented Louisiana on the board of Mystery Writers of America’s Southwest Chapter for the past two years. She has written for [...]

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The third set of writing advice I received at the Berries, Bridges and Books conference in Hammond, LA came from Robin Wells during the afternoon general session entitled Novel Beginnings. Robin has written 16 critically acclaimed novels that have been translated into 18 languages. Her books have won the National Golden Heart Award, two National [...]

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THE GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TWEETLY NEWS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY MOST FASHIONABLE PERSON IN WONDERLAND (EXCEPT FOR THE QUEEN, OF COURSE) –THE MAD HATTER! May 15, 2011 Friends of the Mad Hatter: Tweeters of the Week @elizabethscraig @thebookmaven Story of the Week With Strings Attached by @Helenscribbles The Mad Hatter’s Favorite Tweet of [...]

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He was there when she was born, and he would be there when she died. As 83-year-old Warren Johnson entwined his knotted fingers with those of his wife Alvine’s, all of the memories of their courtship in New Orleans during the 1930s and 1940s came flooding back to him. He sat in the antique rocking [...]

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