K.P. Gresham
Are You Hungry? Food Idiosyncrasies and Local Flavor
Why, exactly, do we take such interest in what our favorite detectives eat or what a character like Aunt Agatha grabs for first at...
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K.P. Gresham
Professional Character Assassin
Blog
K.P., along with her fellow ink-stained wretches, put out a weekly blog. Enjoy!
K.P. Gresham
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Beware, Sherlock Holmes!
By K.P. Gresham The spring of 2020 has provided me with the opportunity to return to one of my favorite pastimes…and escapes. READING!...
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K.P. Gresham
- May 18, 2020
- 6 min
The Uses of Disguise
By Helen Currie Foster So, did you dress up for Halloween? Did you buy a mask in New Orleans, or Venice, perhaps one with feathers? What...
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K.P. Gresham
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Inspiration for My Short Stories
Sometimes, as an author I am asked where I get ideas for my short stories. I get my inspiration from books and articles I read, places I...
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K.P. Gresham
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
Tell Me a Story! P.D. James, Talking about Detective Fiction, 2009
by Helen Currie Foster “Tell me a story,” begs the child. “Tell me a story about before you met me,” the lover entreats the loved one....
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K.P. Gresham
- Dec 9, 2019
- 2 min
The New Girl Will Scare You Stiff
by K.P. Gresham It begins with the kidnapping of the Saudi Crown Prince’s daughter. Allon, head of Israeli intelligence, is directed by...
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K.P. Gresham
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
Bouchercon: It’s All About Community!
No one else in my family writes novels. When I talk about plotting and pacing, my husband gives me the same blank stare that I give him...
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K.P. Gresham
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
New Mystery Series: Bullet Books Speed Reads at Texas Book Festival
No matter what they tell you, Texas isn’t all cowboys and cactus and bullets and brush. Texas Book Festival opens on the grounds of the...
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K.P. Gresham
- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
Further Thoughts on Smell in Literature, or The Dog as Watson
by Helen Currie Foster An author can get great mileage by giving the point of view to a Watson sort of character. The Watson can be...
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K.P. Gresham
- Sep 23, 2019
- 3 min
An Interview with Author Lois Winston
Lois Winston Award winning author, Lois Winston, has a new crafting mystery coming out for the holidays! She has kindly allowed me to...
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K.P. Gresham
- Aug 13, 2019
- 4 min
Writing an Academic Mystery
My books by Dorothy Sayers. Picture by N. M. Cedeño Academic mysteries are a timeless subgenre in crime fiction. Found on almost every...
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K.P. Gresham
- Aug 5, 2019
- 4 min
An Interview with Elizabeth Buhmann, Author of BLUE LAKE
[Notice: Typgress is not authorized to post content from this blog on its site.] When I began Elizabeth Buhmann’s BLUE LAKE, I was–I’m...
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K.P. Gresham
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
PLAYING FOR PIZZA – by John Grisham
The master of suspense took a break from his usual mystery, crime, and thriller books to write Playing for Pizza; a football story...
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K.P. Gresham
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
Homicide Detective Speaks to Writers’ Group
Logo provided by Sisters in Crime- Heart of Texas Chapter At the June Sisters in Crime – Heart of Texas meeting, Detective Dave Fugitt...
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