JWZ’s blog pieces at 7 Criminal Minds
143. June 1, 2023 — A Journey to the Past
142. May 18, 2023 — Reading, Writing, and a Good Cause
141. May 4, 2023 — Prisoner of Love
140. April 20, 2023 — Kim Hays Guest Post
139. April 6, 2023 — Fadge, Ellie Stone’s Second to None
138. March 23, 2023 — Better than a Poke in the Eye
137. March 9, 2023 — Badfinger and the Beatles
136. February 23, 2023 — What Happened to Jack and Jill on That Hill? 20 Writing Prompts
135. February 9. 2023 — Claiming the Title of Writer
134. January 26, 2023 — Six Bits of Writing Advice
133. January 12, 2023 — I Hereby Resolve
132. December 15, 2022 — Some Really Good Books I read in 2022
131. December 1, 2022 — Embarking on a New Adventure
130. November 17, 2022 — Literary Tourism
129. November 3, 2022 — The Sharpest Tools
128. October 20, 2022 — Kim Hays, an Exciting New Author to Watch
127. October 6, 2022 — How Many Books Does My Mother Need to Buy to Make Me a Bestselling Author?
126. September 22, 2022 — De Gustibus Non Disputandum Est
125. September 8, 2022 — Expatriate Life
124. August 25, 2022 — Blurb: There Were No Misspellings
123. August 11, 2022 — Come Rain or Shine
122. July 28, 2022 — Superman or Batman
121. July 14, 2022 — Don’t Bother Me I’m Reading
120. June 30, 2022 — I’ve Grown Accustomed to My Pace
119. June 16, 2022 — Rage, Rage against the Dying of the Light
118. June 2, 2022 — Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
117. May 19, 2022 — Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
116. May 5, 2022 — Paint Me a Picture
115. April 21, 2022 — Copyright Is Not the Right to Copy
114. April 7, 2022 — Get Your Motor Running
113. March 24, 2022 — Cold Storage
112. March 10, 2022 — Perfect Risotto alla milanese in 20 Easy Steps
111. February 24, 2022 — Please Blurb Me!
110. February 10, 2022 — I Don’t Have a Ouija Board
109. January 27, 2022 — What’s Old is New Again
108. January 13, 2022 — Awardability
107. December 9, 2021 — End-of-the-Year Book Recomendations
106. November 11, 2021 — The World and All Its Warts
105. October 28, 2021 — Speaking of Dialogue…
104. October 14, 2021 — Talkin’ ’bout My Evolution
103. September 16, 2021 — Sing, O Muse
102. September 2, 2021 — When the Bloom is off the Rose
101. August 19, 2021 — Tools of the Trade 2
100. July 29, 2021 — All the News That Fits the Print
99. July 8, 2021 — Carrot or Stick?
98. June 24, 2021 — In the Driver’s Seat
97. June 10, 2021 — Writing What I ‘ve Learned from Experience
96. May 27, 2021 — Sprinting to the Finish Line
95. May 13, 2021 — To Pitch or Not to Pitch
94. April 29, 2021 — If You Can’t Say Something Nice…
92. April 1, 2021 — publishing with a lowercase p
91. March 18, 2021 — L’appétit vient en mangeant
90. March 4, 2021 — 2020 Vision
89. February 25, 2021 — “I’m Proud of You, Brother”
88. February 4, 2021 — We’ll Meet Again…
87. January 21, 2021 — I Hereby Resolve II
86. January 7, 2021 — Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?
85. December 10, 2020 — Some Really Great Reads 2020
84. November 26, 2020 — Know What You Don’t Know
83. November 12, 2020 — We’ll Always Have Albany
82. October 29, 2020 — A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson
81. October 15, 2020 — How Bad Must a Book Be to Deserve a One-Star Rating?
80. October 1, 2020 — Jazz Is Better Than Muzak
79. September 17, 2020 — How I’ve Spent My Time in Solitary
78. September 10, 2020 — What Can Keith Jarrett and Maurice Ravel Teach Us about Writing Craft?
77. August 20, 2020 — Staying Sane and Productive until the Sun Is over the Yardarm
76. August 6, 2020 — Little Help Here?
75. July 23, 2020 — Imagine Your Parents and Children Are Watching Everything You Do
74. July 9, 2020 — Pardon My Prose
73. June 25, 2020 — What to Read?
72. June 11, 2020 — One Foot in front of the Other for Eighty-seven Days
71. May 28, 2020 — Sixty-seventeen Days of Quarantine
70. May 14, 2020 — Ten Characters in Search of an Exit
69. April 30, 2020 — Sanctum Sanctorum
68. April 16, 2020 — Not My Bag
66. March 19, 2020 — All Glove, No Bat
65. March 5, 2020 — Physician, Heal Thyself
64. February 20, 2020 — My Cup of Tea
63. February 6, 2020 — What Does America Look Like?
62. January 23, 2020 — On Second Thought, Let Me Change That…
61. January 9, 2020 — I Hereby Resolve
60. December 5, 2019 — Some Really Good Books I Read in 2019
59. November 21, 2019 — Bêtes Noires
58. November 7, 2019 — Talk to Me
57. October 17, 2019 — Tools of the Trade
56. October 10, 2019 — Get a Life
55. September 26, 2019 — Accounting 101
54. September 12, 2019 — Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
53. August 29, 2019 — Is It Safe?
52. August 15, 2019 — Read Any Good Books Lately?
51. August 1, 2019 — Haven’t We Met?
50. July 18, 2019 — Teach Me Tonight
49. July 4, 2019 — Answer the Bell
48. June 20, 2019 — You Always Hurt the One You Love
47. June 6, 2019 — Neil Sedaka Canta in Italiano
46. May 23, 2019 — Father’s Day
45. May 9, 2019 — Lashed to the Mast
44. April 25, 2019 — You’re Getting Very Sleepy
43. April 18, 2019 — Taking Stock and Paying Dividends
42. March 28, 2019 — The Plover and the Crocodile
41. March 14, 2019 — I Brive a Dus
40. February 28, 2019 — Drive, He Said.
39. February 14, 2019 — At the Tone the Time Will Be
38. January 31, 2019 — Do as I Say, Damn It!
37. January 17, 2019 — Tricks of the Trade
36. December 20, 2018 — Some Really Good Books I Read in 2018
35. December 6, 2018 — Don’t Go Changin’
34. November 22, 2018 — Do as I Say
33. November 8, 2018 — Measure Twice, Cut Once
32. October 25, 2018 — Tempus Fugit
31. October 11, 2018 — Write like a Monkey on Steroids
30. September 27, 2018 — Fresh as a Daisy
29. September 13, 2018 — Creative Pursuits
28. August 30, 2018 — Subtitles
27. August 16, 2018 — A Rose by Any Other Name
26. August 2, 2018 — The Interwebs
24. July 5, 2018 — LOW DOWN DIRTY VOTE
23. June 21, 2018 — Sometimes I Despair
22. June 7, 2018 — And Now This
21. May 24, 2018 — A Damp, Drizzly November in My Soul
20. May 10, 2018 — Brother. Can You Spare a Dime?
19. April 26, 2018 — Mother Goose Bumps
17. March 29, 2018 — Oh The Streets of Rome Are Filled With Rubble
16. March 15, 2018 — Too Much of a Good Thing
15. March 1, 2018 — I Gotta Be Me
14. February 15, 2018 — On the Road Again
13. February 1, 2018 — Cover Story
12. January 18, 2018 — We Met at Nine. We Met at Eight.
11. December 1, 2017 — ‘Tis the Season
10. December 7, 2017 — The Midas Touch
9. November 23, 2017 — I’m Thankful
8. November 9, 2017 — To Read or Not to Read
7. October 26, 2017 — A Message from the Mayor
6. October 12, 2017 — Revisting Old Favorites
5. September 28, 2017 — Cart before the Horse
4. September 14, 2017 — Uninventing the Wheel
3. August 31, 2017 — If I Had All the Time in the World…
2. August 17, 2017 — One of these days, I’m gonna get organiz-ized!
1. August 3, 2017 — Goodbye! Hello! (Or, From A to Z)
Profiles I’ve done for The Big Thrill newsletter of the International Thriller Writers
2019
May 2019
BELOW THE FOLD by R. G. Belsky
2017
February 2017
FATAL by John Lescroart
2016
August 2016
FREE FALL by Rick Mofina
July 2016
GUILTY MINDS by Joseph Finder
April 2016
NO ONE KNOWS by J. T. Ellison
March 2016
GONE AGAIN by James Grippando
2015
December 2015
YOU ARE DEAD by Peter James
November 2015
THE SECRET LIFE OF ANNA BLANC by Jennifer Kincheloe
October 2015
THE GUISE OF ANOTHER by Allen Eskens
July 2015
LITTLE PRETTY THINGS by Lori Rader-Day
March 2015
THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS by M. J. Rose
February 2015
SEVENTH STREET BOOKS
2014
August 2014
DON’T LOOK BACK by Gregg Hurwitz
July 2014
THE BLACK HOUR by Lori Rader-Day
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