I’m excited to announce that Robert Dugoni and I will be doing (for the first time ever) a back-to-back Novel Writing Intensive retreat this spring. Our first session is already filled, so if you’d like to claim your spot for our second retreat (in Jonesborough, TN, April 9-12), contact our director at pamtheeditor@yahoo.com or visit […]

Question: How was it like writing about an old love interest of Patrick’s? A: Before I started working on Every Deadly Kiss, I never thought much about Patrick’s prior relationships before he met Christie. Getting to know Sharyn while I wrote the book was fascinating to me, especially her background as a child star in […]

Question: Did you run into any obstacles while researching this book? A: Interestingly enough, I had set up a meeting with some agents at the Detroit Field Office for the FBI. The public affairs officer had been quite helpful in arranging the meetings, but then the night before I was supposed to visit, I received […]

Q: How did you come up with the intricate geopolitical storyline? Actually, I was teaching writing in Kazakhstan and we visited a region of the country with the depressed economy because of the low price of oil. There was a crackdown by the police on foreigners, specifically those from the Middle East, who were coming […]

Question: How did you come up with the intricate geopolitical storyline? Actually, I was teaching writing in Kazakhstan and we visited a region of the country with a depressed economy because of the low price of oil worldwide. Also, there was a crackdown by the police on foreigners, specifically those from the Middle East, who […]