I’m loving the posts from all of my wonderful Octoberguests! so much that I swore to myself that I wouldn’t interrupt them for anything less important than international economic panic. (Oops. Maybe should’ve done it sooner.) See, swearing really is a bad thing! I found out today that the 30-second Horror Story that I recorded …Read More

In late 2006 I decided to take the plunge into the wacky world of social networking and joined Myspace. It was a revelation to me–a whole new way to explore the universe outside of my very small world of writing and parenting. I’m so glad that Jody Reale turned out to be a part of …Read More

If you chance to meet Amanda Stevens, don’t be fooled by her sweet, southern smile. She’s one scary thriller writer-chick. After you read her very timely post here at the Handbasket, you’ll want to check out her novels: the ultra-creepy The Dollmaker (where’s the film? that’s what I want to know!), The Devil’s Footprints and …Read More

I was so pleased when Jean Henry Mead agreed to be a guest at the Handbasket this month. Some time ago there was an interesting online discussion about why so many mystery and thriller protagonists were thirty years old–or perhaps thirty-one or thirty-two. (Was it at Sarah Weinman’s blog? Does anyone else recall this?) Thirty …Read More

J.T. Ellison pulls no punches. I love her direct way of talking about her work and the business of writing. (She’s a regular contributor to the Anthony-nominated crime-writing blog Murderati.) And J.T. is definitely serious about the business: Her first novel, the acclaimed thriller All The Pretty Girls came out just last November, the second …Read More

It’s not every day that a girl meets a really nice guy in a bar! But that’s just where I met Joe Hartlaub–in the bar of the Grand Hyatt in NYC when we were both attending Thrillerfest. While Joe is an attorney specializing in entertainment law with emphasis on music and lit intellectual property rights, …Read More

Amy Shojai is my go-to writer friend for all things related to pets. Talk about an expert! Amy has written twenty-two (!) pet care books, blogs at NBC-Universal’s petside.com, writes a weekly catchow.com column and a weekly PETiquette newspaper column. Why is she so in demand? I’d say it’s because she’s an animal behavior consultant …Read More