by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
The new year handed me a test of courage this week and I flunked it. Big time. But then I took a make-up and maybe redeemed myself a little. Here’s what happened: Best Mystery Novel Since … I received a request from an on-line acquaintance I’ll call “Q” to blurb...
by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
I did something that took a little, teeny bit of courage this week. Or, at least, fortitude. Resolve, perhaps? I paid for and downloaded a program called “Freedom” that disables Internet access for those folks (me!) lacking the self-discipline to stay away from web...
by Laura | Appearances, Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
The Make-Over is Top to Bottom In a serendipitous adjunct to my new resolve to live courageously, I was pleased to be profiled in Money magazine’s January/February 2012 issue, on newstands just now. Their investment make-over and my attitude make-over both have...
by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
Talk About Ironic I’m a novelist, so I dabble with irony on a weekly, if not daily, basis. I like the sting at the end of a short mystery, the reversal in the middle of a thriller. Think serial killer falling victim to a serial killer. Or animal rights activist...