By Gayle Lynds We're ready to welcome winter & the holidays.Six years ago I left the gentle breezes and tall palms of Southern California for a forest in Maine where I live with my husband and books. No, I’m not crazy. I’ll get to that in a moment. Some things haven’t...
THANKS FOR THINGS SHARED AT THANKSGIVING
by Chris GoffThanksgiving―traditionally a holiday to celebrate the harvest―has become a time to celebrate family and friends, to over indulge in all things yummy, and the day before Black Friday. In our home, we gather around the table, make a toast to those present, those who couldn't be present...
THE PERFECT APPLE PIE
by Sonja StoneA PASTRY CHEF'S FAVORITE DESERTFrancine's post (Comfort Food for Any Crisis) resonated deeply with me. Like Francine, I often express my love by feeding people. I learned it from my mother--she's Lebanese, and in our culture, sharing food is vitally important.Wedding cake, designed...
COMFORT FOOD FOR ANY CRISIS
By Francine MathewsMy family is sick to death of the phrase Food is Love. I trot it out on numerous occasions: when my son texts a picture of the grilled salmon his girlfriend left plated for him after his first day of work; when I spend three days shopping and preparing dinner for ten; or...
CARLA NEGGERS GOES ROGUE
...posted by Karna Small BodmanWe are delighted to welcome guest blogger, Carla Neggers, the New York Times bestselling author of over 60 thrillers and mysteries which have ben translated into 24 languages and sold in 35 countries. Carla NeggersCarla is from New England and travels...
Pandemic Flu, Crisis and and a new book announcement!
The fifth in the Emma Caldridge series!by Jamie FrevelettiI'm excited to announce the launch of my latest thriller, Blood Run! It's the fifth in the Emma Caldridge series and set in the Sahara desert. Because Caldridge is a bio chemist, she usually deals with viruses, bacteria, or other...
Crises Made Into Thrillers
Posted by Karna Small BodmanThis month we are writing about crises we have experienced - personally or professionally -- that we may have woven into our thrillers. My Rogue colleagues have gone through many harrowing and challenging emergencies - from hurricanes and tornadoes to national...
DIABETES: Have You Been Tested?
by K.J. HoweNovember is National Diabetes Awareness Month. It's staggering how widespread diabetes is--over 29 million Americans have been diagnosed, and it's possible 8 million more have this illness and don't know it. It is a worldwide issue with over 380 million people dealing with...
Tornado Rules
S. Lee Manning: This month at Rogue Women Writers, we’re writing about natural disasters – real and fictional. I’ve never written about a natural disaster. Never really experienced one either, although as a child of the Mid-West, I did have a close brush with a tornado or two back in 1974 when 148...
WENDY CORSI STAUB (the crazy cat lady) GOES ROGUE
from Chris GoffThe Rogue Women Writers want to welcome Wendy Corsi Staub, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling suspense author who has written more than 80 novels and twice been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. I first met her years ago at the Colorado Gold Conference in Denver....