I have been confined to my writing office lately, which is both a good and a bad thing. I walked down the two front steps from my porch to the […]
JES Hays
JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
Website Woes
The local Sisters in Crime chapter has elected me a board member at large and begged me to help create the new website. It’s going to look marvelous, by the […]
What I’m Working On: Mail Order Brides?
I occasionally outline a Mail Order Bride plot for the same publisher who does the Amish romance plots. The latest one is a Christmas plot with plenty of snow, decorations, […]
What I’m Watching: Good Omens 2
I loved the novel and the first season was excellent, so I’ve been looking forward to watching the second season. I’ll try not to include any real spoilers. I’m assuming […]
New Responsibilities
I’ve been approached by the local chapter of Sisters in Crime and have decided to step up and take on some extra responsibilities with the board. They need some help […]
Movie Review: Indiana Jones
So I don’t go to a lot of actual movies, in case you haven’t noticed. I did decide to try this one, though, because I like the franchise and enjoyed […]
Anthology Creation
My chapter of Sisters in Crime is thinking about producing an anthology, so I’m getting in on the ground floor. We’ll see how it goes. So far, it looks immensely […]
What I’m Watching: Christmas in July
So my mystery channel, where I usually watch old episodes of Columbo, Murder She Wrote, etc., has started showing Christmas movies instead. I suppose this is a positive thing, since […]
100 Tales
Here is a list of writing prompts I found several years ago. It’s called 100 Tales and the idea is to write a story (flash or regular sized) about each […]
The Perfect Character Name
Let’s revisit a post from several years ago! Once you’ve created your perfect character, you have a new problem on your hands: how to name him or her. This can […]