Master story guru and teacher Larry Brooks graciously invited me to write a guest post for his award-winning blog. Thank you, Larry, for this opportunity to visit with Storyfix.com readers. If you’ve ever despaired about your writing, you’re not alone. Here’s the link to my post about The Fun Scale and Writing. Larry will teach a master class September 18, 2020 at the 30th Anniversary Flathead River Writers Conference.
Fiction reflects real life, sometimes too closely for comfort. My thriller Stalking Midas deals with a charming con artist who targets seniors. Then the crime became real when my adopted mother fell victim to elder fraud. The circumstances were different from the novel but there were parallels and an article grew out of the subject. My article was just published in Montana Senior News here. Montana Senior News also published another article I co-wrote with Dr. Ann Bukacek…
NY Times bestseller KAT MARTIN says: “TAWNY LINDHOLM IS UNIQUE, GUTSY, SMART, AND CAPABLE. WELL-PLOTTED, FAST-PACED. A MUST-READ FOR MYSTERY LOVERS.” INSTRUMENT OF THE DEVIL, Book 1 in Tawny Lindholm Thrillers With a Heart Series, is on sale from February 7 to February 14, 2020. Read it for only $.99 at this link. A dashing terrorist plots to destroy the electric grid, triggering the attack with the smartphone belonging to an innocent widow. Can Tawny Lindholm turn the instrument…
In December, Sarah Meckler from Golden State Media Review interviewed me for their book review podcast. Sarah is a Montanan now living in California who, of course, misses her home. Above are a few photos to remind her what she’s missing. We talk about my series, Tawny Lindholm Thrillers with a Heart, which are set…where else?…in Montana! There’s some fun video that accompanies the interview. Here’s the link.
Social media site LinkedIn is supposed to promote professional people. But they also enable theft of books. Here’s my post about piracy written for The Kill Zone.
My new book, Eyes in the Sky, is officially published. It’s available in ebook or paperback at this link. The cover photo was taken of The Rimrocks in Billings, Montana. The “Rims” are a popular destination for daring rock climbers who come from all over the world to scale the sheer limestone cliffs. They also make a perfect setting for a murder! Click here for a sneak peek inside. Eyes in the Sky is the third book in the…
Sarah Meckler, Golden State Media Concepts, interviewed me for her Book Review Podcast. Sarah and I share parallel but opposite journeys–she is a Montanan, transplanted to California, whereas I’m a former Californian now living happily in the Big Sky. We always have fun chatting about Montana. She’s homesick, I’m not! Sarah asked about my recent thriller, Stalking Midas, and the upcoming book in the Tawny Lindholm series, Eyes in the Sky. You can listen to the interview here. Stalking Midas…
Happy New Year! Eyes in the Sky, the third book in the Tawny Lindholm Thriller series, is now available for pre-order at this link. NY Times bestselling author KAT MARTIN says: “Debbie Burke’s unique 50-year-old heroine, Tawny Lindholm, is gutsy, smart, and capable, her characters interesting and original. Eyes in the Sky is well-plotted and fast-paced, a must read for mystery lovers.” Investigator Tawny Lindholm knows falling for her boss, renowned criminal attorney Tillman Rosenbaum, is risky. His ex…
Avid reader and world traveler Dawn took Stalking Midas on her recent trip. She’s graciously sent photos of my book on vacation with her at a palace in Estonia… …and at the Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Thanks for sharing Stalking Midas on your exciting travels, Dawn! Today is the last day for the FREE Kindle download of Stalking Midas. Please take this opportunity to check out my…
Dawn, avid reader and world traveler, took Stalking Midas on her recent trip to St. Petersburg, Russia! She sent this photo of the beautiful Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, along with the story behind it: In 1881, Tsar Alexander II stopped his carriage to help what he believed was a boy in trouble. Anarchists took the opportunity to throw a bomb which killed the Tsar, even though Alexander had implemented reforms including the abolition of slavery. Alexander’s son…
