by RDC | Mar 28, 2018 | reading
I love mysteries—at least, I used to. I devoured Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew as a kid, and as an adult I fell in love with Monk, Columbo, and the BBC Poirot series. But for a long time, I stopped reading mysteries. It’s like I forgot they existed. I recently wrote...
by RDC | Mar 21, 2018 | writing tips
I’ve recently been working on a couple of novel contest entries. Since most contests want only the first couple chapters, this is a great opportunity to further polish my opening pages. They were pretty strong before (if I do say so myself), but I’m amazed how much...
by RDC | Mar 14, 2018 | writing life
It’s Pi Day! Which is a big day where I work. People get so excited about it, it’s almost a holiday! It would be more of a holiday if they gave us the day off, but at least they feed us… As a professional engineer and lover of all things math,...
by RDC | Mar 7, 2018 | writing life
As a writer, it’s important to label yourself. I don’t mean pigeonholing yourself into a single genre or committing to a pen name for the rest of your life—I mean labeling yourself a writer. Or an author. Or, if you’re in the early stages of your...
by RDC | Feb 28, 2018 | reading
I didn’t read as much this month, because I was busy with, well, life. My mother visited the last week of February, so I spent most of that time shopping, walking the dog, watching movies, and working on craft projects with her. Also, the Pyeongchang Winter...
