Sleeping on the floor in the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome has to be right up there with having a root canal. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being as good as it gets, I’ll give it a 1. Much as I love experiencing new things, I doubt Read more…
I can’t imagine a more beautiful setting for a writer’s conference: the Italian town of Matera is stunning. Just stunning! Yet simultaneously, it’s quaint and traditional. The Women’s Fiction Festival is held here every year. I’m here because I kept hearing Christine Witthohn, one of the festival sponsors, talk about Read more…
I’m in Italy, in the tiny town of Matera, trying to figure out how to write this, stitch up a pair of slacks and grab a bite to eat—all within 30 minutes. That’s when day two of the Women’s Fiction Festival is held here every year. I’m here because West Read more…
By Daleen Berry Sister of Silence news In case you haven’t noticed, the digital copy of Sister of Silence now costs $2.99, which is $2 more than its earlier price tag. My passionate desire to give away books, or at least market them at an affordable price for the most Read more…
Being a blogger when you’ve been a reporter—specifically a crime reporter—can be challenging. The newshound me wants to know who did what when and how, and why did they do it? It also chaffs at authorities when they refuse to provide those details, and at other reporters who don’t make Read more…
This fall get ready to load your Kindle with great books by 13 awesome authors in the Books-a-Fire Giveaway! During the entire month of September, you’ll have the opportunity to win a New Kindle Fire as well as weekly prizes of Amazon Gift Cards. Here are the details: 1. There Read more…
Our hearts are heavy after the death of West Virginia State Trooper Marshall Bailey, 42. He died in the line of duty last night. Bailey’s partner, Trooper Eric Workman is in a coma and on life support, which means his situation is almost as grave. (EDIT: Tpr. Workman died Friday, Read more…
That’s what many rape victims are going to try to convince themselves, in the light of Rep. Todd Akin’s insensitive remarks Sunday. I know I sure am: I’m wondering if I was wrong after all, about being raped. Maybe I should go back and apologize to all those nice doctors Read more…
I’m just back from three days at Penn State, or State College, Pa., which are actually pretty much synonymous. That’s because the land-grant school came first, then the town grew up around it. Many businesses have something related to the university in their name or vision, and they all exist Read more…
Actually, Sister of Silence sat in the #3 free spot on Kindle for most of the second day—right next to E.L. James’ third book in the best-selling trilogy, Fifty Shades Freed, before climbing one more notch to #2, where it sat beside Fifty Shades Darker. Which is why I’m asking: Read more…