Brandilyn Collins

Dear friends, the time has come for me to stop posting on Forensics and Faith. This blog has been going for six years now, and the archives contain many posts on the craft of fiction, the publishing industry, and my experiences in writing. Forensics and...

Folks, don't miss this second issue of the new FamilyFiction magazine. This online magazine is wonderfully done, covering news and new releases in all genres of CBA fiction (and including movies/DVDs and music). It also runs interviews with an author...

Last week the NY Times announced it will begin publishing ebook bestseller lists for fiction and nonfiction early next year. Weekly data for the list will come from publishers, booksellers, online bookstores, and "other sources." According to...

I missed blogging Monday and Tuesday due to traveling. Over the weekend Mark and I were in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I had a wonderful impromptu signing at the Crossroads of Life Bookstore in Glendale. (Ah, the value of Facebook!) Then hubby and I hopped...

Recently my husband was ensconced in a suspense novel I'd already read. He was enjoying it very much, as I had. "But you know," he added, "when I reach the parts where the female protagonist is angsting, I just skim. That's not...