by admin | Mar 9, 2019 | Craft of Writing
Frank Scalise (a.k.a. Frank Zafiro) is a cool guy. In the US Army he served in Military Intelligence. After that he rose through the ranks at the Spokane Police Department as an officer, detective, and retired as a Captain after twenty years. An avid reader, he had...
by admin | Sep 26, 2018 | Musings
Long before I wrote my first story I was a reader. My favorite genres are suspense, thrillers, and mysteries. So imagine my joy at attending Bouchercon in St. Petersburg, Florida this month. Bouchercon is the World Mystery Convention, the premier annual event for...
by admin | Apr 25, 2017 | Book News
Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of North of the Killing Hand as part of the #MysteryWeek celebration on Goodreads. Other mystery, suspense, and thriller authors participating in giveaways are Lee Child, Scott Turow, John Grisham, Lisa Jackson,...
by admin | Feb 14, 2016 | Humor
Authors feel loved when people buy and enjoy their books enough to post reviews. Being appreciated for one’s hard work makes all the years of hunching over a laptop and gathering research worthwhile. I have a book coming out in May, so over the weekend my...
by admin | Jun 18, 2015 | Musings
I am trying to lead by example and live with no television, read more, get out to play more, exercise more, and live more. Watching television is a habit that isolates me from the world while it simultaneously gives the illusion of being part of it. Like any habit,...