I've decided to do an occasional profile of a rescued animal to promote some of the amazing animal rescue organizations out there. I'm starting today with Biggie! Shy and scared, Biggie was just another pitbull abandoned at Carson Animal Shelter in … [Read more...]
Debut Author Profile in The Big Thrill
Amazing fellow author S.L. Huang interviewed me for the International Thriller Writers magazine The Big Thrill. I talk about why I wrote Caged, attack turkeys, and the Grim Reaper, so check it out here! … [Read more...]
5 Reasons I Love Mindhunter
When I saw the teaser for the new Netflix show Mindhunter, I was skeptical of yet another televised police procedural. I also wondered if following the historical origins of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit might be a bit boring. I've read the book … [Read more...]
So You Want To Publish A Novel?
One thing I get asked quite often is how to get a novel published. All I can talk about is my personal experience, but here are my thoughts and advice on such things. The most important thing I can say is, there is no right way! Never, ever listen … [Read more...]
Why I Wrote Caged
I have always loved writing and have always spent some of my free time writing, but it was never a serious personal goal of mine. Instead, I spent twelve years working toward a career as an academic. I love anthropology, love history, and love the … [Read more...]
Publishers Weekly Deal Announcement for CAGED!
I am wildly excited to share this announcement in Publisher’s Weekly about the sale of the first three books in my crime thriller series to St. Martin’s Press! My excitement is only slightly tempered by the error in the announcement (I attended … [Read more...]
“Ixcanul” an amazing looking Mayan-language film
https://youtu.be/EJfvKnLPqFM I cannot wait to see this film, Ixcanul, which roughly translates to, “the internal force of the mountain which is boiling and looking for eruption,” in Kaqchikel Mayan. In fact the entire film is in Kaqchikel, written … [Read more...]
Read This: The Cratch, Thy Keeper
The Cratch, Thy Keeper A friend from college, Matt Amati, wrote this flash piece a while ago but I just got around to reading it and it is amazing! It even features an anthropologist…. … [Read more...]
“The place where they ate them”
Recent archaeological work near Mexico City shows that conquistadors were imprisoned, sacrificed, and eaten by the Aztecs. “The town was eventually renamed from Zultepec to Tecoaque, which in the native Nahuatl language means: “The place where … [Read more...]
Watch This: Tomorrow We Disappear
This documentary looks amazing, very excited to watch Tomorrow We Disappear when it’s released. https://youtu.be/WIKFceQisD8 “Hidden away in the alleyways of New Delhi is the Kathputli Colony, India’s last home to magicians, acrobats, and … [Read more...]