Men of Mystery is celebrating 22 years of men who write mysteries on November 5th, 2002, at The Grand in Long Beach, CA., and I've been invited to host a table. If you're interested in fiction, this promises to be another outstanding event. Save the date. I hope to...
My latest short story, "Monsters R Us" was published in the Anthology, Blood Fiction. Many wonderful authors with thrilling tales. You can get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QBJTS8/ref=nav_signin?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&
Restaurants went through unparalleled uncertainty in 2020 and 2021. But most of the best survived. Here is my updated 2021 Top 25 Restaurants. I have reviewed over 1000 worldwide in 2021, and these are the best of the best. If you are planning on fine dining across...
Cyril Connolly expressed perfectly what success as a writer Is: "Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." My novel, The Lamia, recently spent a few days at #1 on a few Amazon category lists. That's exciting, and...
Reviews are the greatest gift you can give to a writer. Writers spend most of their time in a solitary existence. A novel can take years to complete. During this time the writer is relying primarily on their own judgment about whether the work they're doing is any...
Book Carnival is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. STEVEN G. JACKSON, author of THE LAMIA and MERRIE DESTEFANO author of SHADE, a trilogy in conversation with MADDIE MARGARITA. Time: Jan 9, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting...
The Race is Long, and Only With Yourself. This is the mantra I live by. I'm not competing with you, or anyone else. I'm competing with myself, to be the best I can be. This mantra was valuable in my career as an engineering director and chief engineer. But it's even...
The world's most thrilling restaurants list is a more complex endeavor in 2020. Which restaurants have remained open, and which have closed? Which might close permanently? I've chosen not eliminate any thrilling restaurants during this unique time. By next year...
Now that we've entered that special season of horror (Halloween, elections...) I have some important advice for you. No, not to vote (although you should), and no, not to buy my upcoming horror novel, The Lamia, (though you might), but to binge-read Maria Alexander...
Here's what some advance readers have to say: Here’s a thriller that never stops. Buckle up. Drop anchor. Trim your nails. Get a flu shot. Twice. And make sure a nurse, security guard or a psychologist is in attendance while reading. Psychological terror at it’s...