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Since my books are set in 1880s Idaho Territory, my protagonist’s adventures involve extensive research. I find this part of the writing process fascinating, although it can become the proverbial rabbit hole down which I not only lose days, but where I’m often struck...

After a trip to the South Island a while back I caught a shuttle home from the airport. The only passenger, I sat up front with the driver. Around my age (mid fifties), she was super friendly and we chatted the whole ride, which, traffic dependent, usually takes about...

Do you have anything in common with a famous person, someone you admire? One writer I admire is Val McDermid. The only thing the fabulous Ms McDermid and I have in common is we walk to nut things out. I learned this a couple of years ago when in Christchurch for the...