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A Fun Interview
Recently I had a great conversation with Julie Hennrikus, the Executive Director of Sisters in Crime. She interviews writers about writing, and I was honored to spend an hour chatting with her about my desire to write, my impetus for writing, and my highs and lows...
Celebrate Shakespeare’s Legacy
This Wednesday marks Shakespeare's 461st birthday. As an avid admirer of Shakespeare, I always celebrate this special birthday, and I encourage you to celebrate, as well! Dress as a Shakespearean character, make a list of your favorite plays or sonnets, quote great...
The Language of Love
Valentine's Day is only two days away. Whether you celebrate it or not, you'll witness the signs of the season: red roses, chocolates, jewelry, red heart balloons, stuffed animals. We use the day to express our love for others, romantic or otherwise. I used to give...
Introducing Daphne
In early December, I traveled down the street to the new and improved animal shelter, where rooms full of cats, kittens, dogs and puppies waited to be adopted. If you've studied this website, you'll know that I already had three cats and a dog, but I have a tried and...
Merry and Bright
The holiday season is full of complexity and Dickensian oppositions. It is peaceful yet chaotic, emotional yet detached, filled with family and friends yet sometimes lonely. It is also the season of blatant advertising, products divorced from meaning, loud songs that...
A Mysterious Halloween
Every Halloween, I try to find a costume that gives life to a character (real or imagined). Last year I was Einstein. I didn't even have to wear a wig--I just donned a mustache and some fuzzy eyebrows and messed up my white hair. I looked, sad to say, a LOT like him....
The Season of Light and Darkness
Many of my books stress the duality of existence. People are both good and bad; seasons change from cold to hot; light fades into darkness. I stressed this a great deal in my novel DEATH ON THE NIGHT OF LOST LIZARDS, in which Hana Keller found herself continually...
Books Set in the Fall
I love fall! The colder weather wakes up my partly-dormant body and enables me to get things done. I'm able to accomplish more home tasks, more writing, more walking of the dog, and generally more fun when I have that autumn energy. Other things I love about fall:...
BOOK EVENTS and NEWS!
Hey everyone! If you're interested in signing up for one of my book buzz chats, click this link for sign-up genius and choose your preferred day. Fifteen slots for each day are available. Looking forward to chatting with you! Julia Buckley's Book Buzz Also, DEATH and...
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Who are the authors who made an early impression on you? One of the reasons I came to love mysteries was my early exposure to Nancy Drew. My sister and I were voracious readers of Nancy when we were teens, but by our teen years we had graduated to the books my mom...