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• I Hear You . . . But You Sound Funny

  

  Most hallucinogenics cause visual distortions and altered perceptions. Remember Lucy’s kaleidoscopic eyes? Users often misinterpret what they see (marmalade... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• A Few Final Words From Death Row

  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has posted 30-years of the final words uttered by executed criminals. An interesting read. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• America Lost A Hero Today: Godspeed, Neil Armstrong

  

  Sad news today. Neil Armstrong died, taking with him a big part of my childhood. As someone who grew up in the shadow of the space program, actually the Marshal... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Jodie Renner: Pacing For Power, Part II

  

  Pacing for Power, Part II – Increasing Tension & Suspense Using style and pacing techniques to increase tension and suspense: In Part I, we discussed... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Guest Blogger: Jodie Renner: Pacing For Power, Part I

  

  Pacing for Power, Part I – Picking up the PaceWe’ve probably all read (or at least started) novels that just seem to drag in parts, where the author has spent... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2012 BOOKS

• The King Is Dead; Long Live The King

  

  Today is the 35th anniversary of the death of The King: Elvis Presley. You don’t get to be The King of Rock and Roll by accident. What a voice. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 CULTURE

• Some Serial Killers Seek Supernatural Powers

  

  Only rarely, very rarely, if ever, is murder committed without some motive. Money, revenge, to cover another crime, to make a social or political statement,... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• What Congenital Heart Defects Might My Family of Women Suffer From?

  

  Q: I’m trying to construct a family of women who have a congenital heart defect. The mother has died from it. The older sister dies as the book begins. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Marilyn: Suicide, Accident, Or Murder?

  

  In yet another great article titled “Marilyn’s Forensic Legacy” by Dr. Katherine Ramsland in Psychology Today, she addresses the death of Marilyn Monroe, a deat... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Lizzie Borden Took An Ax—120 Years Ago Today

  

  Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one Everyone is familiar with this little... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• RUN TO GROUND Interviews and Launch Parties

  

  As the release date (August 7) for my next Dub Walker Thriller, RUN TO GROUND, approaches there are several things in the works:***THE BIG THRILL interview... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 BOOKS

• DNA Solves the 50-Year-Old Murder of Nanny Yolande Waddington

  

  Yet again DNA has solved a cold case, this one very cold. Yolande Waddington was brutally murdered in 1966 and now DNA evidence has led to the conviction of a... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• RUN TO GROUND Dual Launch Parties: One Real; One Virtual

  

  The “real” Launch Party for RUN TO GROUND will be at Mystery Ink in Huntington Beach on Saturday, August 4th, 2-4 p.m. Come by and say hello. The Virtual... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2012 BOOKS

• DP Lyle Interview on Jim Harold’s Crime Scene

  

  Here is a recent interview I did for Jim Harold’s Crime Scene show. Hope you enjoy it. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• An Excellent Interview with My Wonderful Agent Kimberley Cameron

  

  Here is an AuthorSalon.com interview with my wonderful and hard-working agent, Kimberley Cameron. You can reach her at: http://www.kimberleycameron. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Jodie Renner: Voice

  

  Voice: that elusive but critical ingredient of powerful fiction Voice – what is it exactly?Literary agents and acquiring editors always say they’re looking for... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Space Travel and Brain Injury

  

  We’ve been to the moon, astronauts have spent months floating around the space station, and the dream of many is to eventually visit Mars. But, space isn’t all... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 HEALTH, SCIENCE

• Sasquatch Lives!! Maybe

  

  Sasquatch has been a Pacific Northwest mythical creature for many decades. Sitings and even videos have routinely been knocked down and proven to be hoaxes.... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Q and A: What Medical Problems Might Plague My 16th Century Dwarf Heroine?

  Q: I am about to start my next novel, which is set in the 16th century, and narrated by a young woman who was a dwarf. It is unknown what form of dwarfism she... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Elmer Wayne Henley Up For Parole

  

  You might not know the names Elmer Wayne Henley, David Brooks, or Dean Corll but this trio’s body count mimicked Gacy and Bundy. I first learned of them in... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY