Mel  Taylor

Okay, so this is my last blog post on Alaska. I promise. When you find a location so beautiful, one post doesn't quite do it. I'm talking...

I finally made it to Alaska. My route was a cruise. Just returned. There are a few times when, even as a writer, you're lost for words on...

I remember - many years ago - while in my early days of carrying a microphone and notepad, I was working a story on a farm. I was in the...

Tiger Woods will never read this, but I wanted to try to put into words my sincere thank you. It was 1997 and Tiger Woods was about to...

I had the pleasure to attend one of the best writing conferences in the U.S. Sleuth Fest, in south Florida. If you want to improve your...

While on the job one morning, I was faced with the need to do several tasks. All of them needed almost immediate attention. In all, there...

Okay, so I went back and looked at my goals one year ago at this time. I - did - finish my book. It is called Down To The Last Mark and...

I've written before about starting a book, however, this month there is a special attention to writing a novel. For National Novel...

Now, don't get me wrong. South Florida is my home. And for an author, there is so much to draw upon. However, I returned to Chicago, my...