Writing What I Know and What I Don’t from a Legal Perspective

Hi Y’all: I’m still in NYC writing Music Notes and getting in the holiday spirit before traveling back to Austin next week! Today we have as our guest best selling author, Judge Debra H. Goldstein! Debra is the author of the legal mystery, Should Have Played Poker: a Carrie Martin and the Mah Jongg Players Mystery (Five […]

Why Do You Read Legal Thrillers?

Hi Ya’ll: I’m still in NYC writing on Music Notes and enjoying the holiday season – as I hope you are! Today we have as our guest best selling author, Larry A. Winters! When I read Larry’s post, “Why courtrooms make such exciting settings”, I knew he would be a great addition to the line-up […]

Val’s Lovely Mac and Cheese

Happy Thanksgiving Y’all! I’m coming to you today on my Birthday! We’re still in NYC and will be heading out soon to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and a celebration of food and fall. My gift to you is the recipe for Val’s Lovely Mac and Cheese. It is one of my favorites from the […]

The Drama of the Law

Hi Y’all! I’m coming to you this month from New York City. Bill & I will be here until mid-December soaking up the culture and watching the holiday traditions unfold. I’m working on my next book in the Texas Lady Lawyer Series, Music Notes! Before I began writing legal thrillers, I asked myself why we […]

Using Famous People In Your Writing

Each time I give my presentation, Legal Issues For Authors, I get a question about using a real person in a book. Usually, it’s Elvis Presley or James Dean, but occasionally it is a historical figure like Eleanor Roosevelt or George Washington. Often it’s the writer’s Aunt Harriett or Uncle Harry. The short answer is […]

Registering a Copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office

After last week’s blog wherein I discussed the pirating of books online, I received a number of questions about how an author copyrights their book. A copyright attaches to a book or other creative work at the moment it is created. That said, it is not always easy to prove the creator or the date […]

Someone Stole My Book!

Someone stole my book! A practical guide for catching and confronting pirating sites.

Someone stole my book! I can’t believe it. There are online sites giving away Dollar Signs and not paying me a cent! How I found out: I subscribe to a Google free online tool called Google Alerts: https://www.google.com/alerts I receive an email when a possible negative post or online action effects my name, my book […]

Live the Literary Life… Tuscan-Style!

Hi Y’all! My dear friend Suzanne Stavinoha is today’s guest. Her “Book Club in Tuscany” tour is a once in a lifetime dream! She’s here to chat about her love of Tuscany and her next guided trip to the area. By Suzanne Stavinoha: Dateline Dallas, summer of 1996. Searching for a way to escape an exceedingly steamy […]

7 Reasons We Love Legal Thrillers

Hi Ya’ll: I’m coming this week from hometown, Austin, Texas. One of the most common questions I’m asked is why I chose to write legal thrillers. Short answer is I write what I love to read. Before I began writing in the genre, I asked myself why we love the law and what is so […]

Texas Supreme Court Reviews Oil & Gas Cases

The Texas Supreme Court, on 9/2/2016, agreed to review three oil and gas cases involving the energy industry, land, and mineral owners. With regard to the cases covered in this blog before, this will serve as an update. BP America Production Company v. Laddex, Ltd. A top-lease case from the Amarillo Court of Appeals.  InLaddex, […]

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