Enjoying my morning cup of coffee while reading The Nile. This newspaper is a printable PDF included with the special edition of Sara Rosetta’s latest novel. Murder on the S.S. Cleopatra is the second book in the delightful 1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt historical mystery series. The novel isn’t available at retailers yet, but you can find …
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that one of the problems in my first drafts is that I raise the plot stakes for the characters too quickly, leaving little room for escalation. I jokingly refer to this problem as the nuclear war problem, because the only option left for an exciting climax …
Today, someone on a podcast mentioned that Google’s Gemini now has a storybook feature. To try it out, I gave it this prompt: Please create a storybook about one day in the life of a writer of romantic thriller novels. Please make it in a cartoon style and make it playful and silly. This is what it came …
The August 2025 edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, August 7th. In it, I answer questions about writing Vengeance. Enjoy! If you’re a subscriber and don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder. For Gmail users, it might also be on your Promotions tab. If my emails are consistently ending up …
I’ve been on a bit of a science kick lately. I had forgotten that I had a discounted Masterclass subscription, so checked out what they offered. I highly recommend two of their classes:Neil deGrasse Tyson Teaches Scientific Thinking and CommunicationBill Nye Teaches Science and Problem SolvingThese are two of the best science communicators and I love …