Posts by D. H. McKee

Soft Boiled Mysteries for Women Over 50

Hard or soft-boiled? What’s your preference? I’d say my detectives are only soft-boiled. They’re much too optimistic for the classic...

15 Best Author Websites for 2023

I’m in the middle of working on my website this week, and while I was working away on backups, shell...

Most inspiring book cover trends of 2023

I’ve been getting back into writing this month, and one of the things I’ve been struggling with is getting the...

When Is Your Story Done?

I am constantly checking and re-checking my work. Often I find errors, so then I fix them. Then I leave...

Novelist who wrote about murdering her husband found guilty of murdering her husband

Never would have seen this coming. Oregon romance novelist Nancy Brophy, author of How to Murder Your Husband—previously at Boing...

Explained: The significance of Margaret Atwood’s ‘unburnable’ edition of The Handmaid’s Tale

This is pretty fantastic. I’m just a little sad that it was necessary to develop a burn-proof book. A special...

Book Cover 101: Mystery/Thriller | Writers In The Storm

I always like to see how book covers evolve, especially since I like designing them. Nice to be on top...

How to Promote a Sequel

This is an interesting question for me, since I’m writing a bunch of different stories at the same time, all...

Questions from the Proust Questionnaire

Similar to the previous post, here are some interview questions you can pre-answer, since many radio and TV interviewers pull...

Using Author Interview Questions in Marketing Materials

If you’re self-publishing, you’re going to need to figure out how you’re going to market your own books. If money’s...