by Debbi Mack | Jun 23, 2017 | General
I have the most thrilling news about my young adult audiobook, which as you may have read has just come out! The book has gotten the most effusive 5-star review on Audible! 🙂 Isn’t it awesome? 🙂 BTW, you have until the end of the month to sign up for my 30-Day...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 21, 2017 | General
One of the new ways of writing I’ve been exploring is the world of fiction podcasting. Someone has to write the podcast scripts for them, right? What I’d really like to do is write a parody of an old-fashioned radio play, like this one. But here’s a...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 19, 2017 | General
This weekend, I happened across a few inspiring tweets that really summed up why I write my books the way I do. Needless to say, I’m inspired to a great extent by the world of hardboiled fiction! 🙂 To wit: I often think about Raymond Chandler’s take on...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 16, 2017 | General
Have you heard the news? If you haven’t seen my tweets or my Facebook Page, then it’s time you found out … my young adult novel Invisible Me is now available as an audiobook! Yay! 🙂 Now hear this …! Get it? 🙂 If Invisible Me is the first...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 14, 2017 | General
It has reached the point now where I’m exploring how to balance writing novels and writing screenplays. Or comic books or journals or coloring books. Or fiction podcast scripts. But no matter what I write, the bottom line is that writers write. That is the long...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 7, 2017 | General
Hi! 🙂 This post is about my crazy idea for supporting local bookstores by supporting authors all over the world. I’ve explained it in my vlog for the week. And for those who’d rather read this than watch my video (or who’d like to read while...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 3, 2017 | General
For your Caturday viewing pleasure! TELL ME WHERE THE CATNIP IS pic.twitter.com/KD1deFeLkA — Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) June 3, 2017 Happy Caturday!...
by Debbi Mack | May 31, 2017 | General
As an author, I write stories that I hope will interest readers. However, readers can’t know if they like my work if they’re not aware of it. Thus, along with writing books, it’s my job to make those books discoverable. To do this, I have to (essentially) think like a...
by Debbi Mack | May 24, 2017 | General
Although the protagonist in my mystery series is a defense attorney, that doesn’t mean that she’s constantly at odds with the prosecutor in her cases. Just the ones that I happen to write about, because it makes for a more interesting story. As a lawyer, I continue to...
by Debbi Mack | May 19, 2017 | General
It’s my great pleasure to say that I have a project in the works that you really need to hear about! Because, eventually you’ll be able to actually hear it! Yes, INVISIBLE ME, my young adult novel is being produced as an audiobook by Sara K. Sheckells of...
by Debbi Mack | May 17, 2017 | General
You know, when you come down to it, most of us tell stories in one way or another. Some of us do it verbally, while others like to write them down. Telling stories comes naturally to most of us. But not all of us are equally skilled at how we tell them. This is where...
by Debbi Mack | May 12, 2017 | General
This week, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes view of my life as a writer. I’ve made a video about how I plot stories. As I explain in the video, some of us are “pantsers” and some of us are “plotters”. I tend to fall in the latter...
by Debbi Mack | May 10, 2017 | General
So, while Sam McRae and Portia Maddox sit on the proverbial back-burner, I’ve been working on my next novel about an unlicensed private eye. Or novella. Or long book of crime fiction. Crime fiction with chapters. Whatever. 🙂 Anyway, Erica Jensen, a former Marine...
by Debbi Mack | May 5, 2017 | General
Since I enjoy young adult fiction and have written one YA novel, it seemed appropriate to include a book review of one young adult novel I recently finished. It’s called How to Build a Girl and the author is Caitlin Moran, who is both British and awesome!...
by Debbi Mack | May 3, 2017 | General
Often people ask me if any of the Sam McRae novels are based on a true story. The answer is no, none of the stories about Sam McRae are real. However, Sam’s sensibility is somewhat informed by my experiences as a solo practitioner. Keep in mind this was back in...
by Debbi Mack | Apr 28, 2017 | General
So many good books and so little time! But, as a writer, I’m a big advocate of reading a wide variety of books. Here are two that are currently and patiently waiting to be read on my GoodReads list. The Rise and Fall of a ‘Casino’ Mobster. Crime...
by Debbi Mack | Apr 26, 2017 | General
Before I started writing fiction, I’ll admit to being captivated by the show Twin Peaks. This show was my introduction to the amazing work of David Lynch. After that, it was only a matter of time before I started watching his movies, including Blue Velvet,...
by Debbi Mack | Apr 21, 2017 | General
My Friday featured thriller reading for the day is The Messiah Matrix. Here’s a description: To what lengths would the Vatican go to suppress the secret origins of its power? A renowned priest is killed in Rome. A Roman coin is recovered from a wreck off the...
