The number one safety tip I used to share as an officer? It’s not enough to flee danger, you also have to run toward safety. Not all characters get that message.
Tag Archives: Florida Keys
Holidays in Fiction: What Could Go Wrong?
Author’s humiliations are often fodder for their characters’ challenges, and more than one of my escapades have ended up complicating the holidays in my fiction. Thanksgiving anyone? It ain’t pretty, but it’s entertaining!
A Hurricane in the Keys and How it Shaped my Characters
Hurricane Irma devastated the Florida Keys, but in the aftermath, I knew exactly what kind of strength the characters in BEACHED needed.
Characters and the (Imaginary) Media
Not everyone enjoys the spotlight–including most authors, even if they were once the Public Information Officer for their police department.
Novel Settings Have Stories of Their Own
The settings in BEACHED are a combination of real and imagined locations. Read to find out the real history behind one of the most important settings in the novel.
What the Heck is a Square Grouper?
Pirates still roam the seas off the Florida Keys–and dragging a square grouper aboard your dive boat can lead to all kinds of trouble.