By C.J. West Suspense. Creativity. Action. This week I told L.J. that I’ll be leaving the blog as a regular contributor soon. L.J. and I...

By C.J. West Suspense. Creativity. Action. Several years ago I had a conversation with a woman that really changed the way I think about...

By C.J. West Suspense. Creativity. Action This last week I locked myself in a friend’s apartment to block out the noise of everyday life...

By C.J. West Suspense. Creativity. Action. I read a great article by Seth Godin this week talking about the changes in what we read. bef...

By CJ West Suspense. Creativity. Action. In the last few weeks I read Flash Foresight: How to see the invisible and do the impossible b...

By C.J. West Author of The End of Marking Time Last week I was talking to my friend Libby Fischer Hellman about the Microsoft investment...

By C.J. West Suspense. Creativity. Action Hitch had a great post this week about new authors and their quest to turn their manuscript in...

By C.J. West Fever Dream by Dennis Palumbo is the second Daniel Rinaldi mystery. Palumbo is building a series that goes well beyond the m...

by C.J. West When I first started publishing books I thought it was really cool that I had complete control over what I wrote and what cove...

By C.J. West In recent months I’ve been a passenger while my daughter drives on her learner’s permit. My life has flashed before my eyes on...

By C.J. West When my last physical was over, my doctor asked, “You still writing suspense novels?” “Absolutely.” I smiled. “But what d...

by C.J. West Last week I finally made the move and enrolled three of my books in KDP Select . This weekend my new book, Addicted To Love , w...

By C.J. West Last weekend I visited the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas as a volunteer for Mystery Day, several panel presentations by curr...

By CJ West Last week Barnes and Noble issued a press release including results for the holiday sales season and an announcement that they ...