hese short stories have appeared in print and online. 2 0 0 9 Mortification in BEAT TO A PULP At Least I Felt Something wins second place in the Watery Grave Invitational Decision Day (PDF), in Thuglit #30 Granny Panties, in Pulp Pusher Reperations, in Powder Burn Flash 2 0 0 8 Don't Mess With Paige, in Thuglit #28 The Fun Me, Out Of The Gutter #5, November 2008 Summer Girl, YellowMama, November 2008 Anything For You, Fish Anthology, Fish-Knife Award Finalist, July 2008 Sign of the Devil, Muzzle Flash, May 2008 The Molloy Boys Give Their All, CrimeSpace Short Story Competition 2nd place, March 2008 No Exceptions, Pulp Pusher, March 2008 Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon, ThugLit #24, March 2008 Rival Passions, Powderburn Flash, February 2008 A Taste For It, Darkest Before The Dawn, January 2008  hese articles (PDF format) appeared in The Lineup, the newsletter of the Northern California chapter of Mystery Writers of America and Heart of the Bay, the newsletter of the San Francisco chapter of Romance Writers of America. Crafting the Memorable Genre Character: a Foolproof Formula Make Me Believe He Really Talks That Way: Credible Dialog in Commercial Fiction What To Expect When You're Expecting...To Publish: A review of 78 REASONS WHY YOUR BOOK MAY NEVER BE PUBLISHED & 14 WHY IT JUST MIGHT by Pat Walsh (2005) Writing the High-Concept Novel Agent Research: More is Better Preparing for RWA National Conference It Pays To Read Industry Blogs Battling Procrastination—One Day at a Time