What a strange year it has been… The pandemic disrupted life as we know it at every level. Events, conferences,… Read more A busy podcasting year

What a strange year it has been… The pandemic disrupted life as we know it at every level. Events, conferences,… Read more A busy podcasting year
I was on the road yesterday and unable to post–but today I can finally announce the good news. The anthology Coast… Read more Pub Day: Coast to Coast: Private Eyes from Sea to Shining Sea
My grandfather was a journalist from the 1930’s to the late 1960’s. After my grandmother died, we went through all… Read more Inaugurations, protests and other distractions from writing
When you have a chance to see something rare and fleeting, grab it. An eclipse. A birth. An albino… Read more A rare and fleeting flower
Back when I lived in a small New York apartment, I used to dream of a room of my own.… Read more My writing studio is… The world
Writer. Novels mostly. Occasional short fiction and essays. Always typing.
by Meredith Cole Some characters come named–just like that. There’s no stress or worry. You know their name just as… Read more Naming Characters
by Meredith Cole For every rule, there is an exception to that rule. But rules are useful for beginning writers.… Read more Writing What You Know
by Meredith Cole I’m a firm believer that your favorite person in the story should be the your main character.… Read more Writing Characters
Meredith Cole will be reading a short story on Noir on the Radio (Authors on the Air) on January 11,… Read more News and appearances