by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Today Lila Dare and Killer Characters welcomes Emma-Joy “EJ” Ferris from DIE BUYING, the first book in Laura DiSilverio’s new Mall Cop series. A former Air Force cop turned mall security officer, EJ has had some adjustment issues. But we’ll let...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
When I retired from the Air Force in 2004 determined to write and publish novels, my lovely husband surprised me with a desk and bookshelves to convert a small bedroom into my private office. He called it an investment in his future as “a man of leisure living...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Writers are readers. That probably doesn’t come as a shock to most of you. What surprised me, however, when I first started doing writing-related events–talking to readers in bookstores and schools and at book clubs–is how interested readers are in what...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I spent ten days vacationing on the Oregon coast earlier this month and figured out, after seven years of writing full-time, why I write. As you might imagine, writers write for different reasons. Some write to put food on the table. (Trust me, my children would...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
How many of you have ever worked jobs that you knew were temporary, something to pay the bills while you interviewed, studied or plotted to get the job you really wanted? Most of us, right? Believe me, I never planned to make a career of going from office building...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
I took ten days off from writing this month. Gasp! Shudder. The world did not come to an end. I didn’t miss any writing deadlines (although I came darn close with this blog post), and Oprah didn’t call while I was out of town. I went on a vacation with my family. ...