McKenna and Me

McKenna here. I’m still talking to Jaswinder Park, Dee DeTarsio’s main character from Haole Wood, a Maui mystery. So tell me Jaswinder, we talked yesterday about our writers and how insufferable they both are. But, we’ve got bigger problems. I mean, being a haole in Hawaii has its disadvantages. I’ve got some island friends that kind of took me in—others that want to send me … [Read more...] about Haoles in Hawaii – McKenna style

McKenna here. My guest today is Jaswinder Park from Dee DeTarsio’s Haole Wood, a mystery set on the beautiful island of Maui.Aloha, Jaswinder. Since we're just a hop, skip, and an island away from each other, we ought to have a virtual cup of java and talk story about our writers. For instance, I'm kind of curious about your lady writer friend Dee. Does she have commitment … [Read more...] about Talking story with Maui mystery character Jaswinder Park

Aloha, McKenna here. Do you ever get tired of your junk mail? I know I do. The bills are bad enough—between the car payment, the credit cards, the utilities, and who knows what else, I can barely keep up. The big problem, though, is the mountain of junk mail. Sorting through all the stuff I didn’t ask for is becoming a full-time job. Every spammer, scammer, and … [Read more...] about My junk mail dilemma

Aloha. McKenna here again. Today, it’s going to be 83 degrees with some showers in Honolulu. Tomorrow, we’ll get a heat wave and jump up to 84. Sounds like umbrella-drink weather to me. Looks like the Mystery Characters of America support group idea I floated yesterday is catching on. The group has doubled its membership since yesterday and is now at a solid 2—yeah, that’s … [Read more...] about Character love – part 2

 Aloha. McKenna here again. Today, I want to talk about the lack of respect we characters get. Terry tells me that yesterday, on Deborah Coonts’s Facebook page, there was a discussion about authors and the “voices in their heads.” Well, let me tell you, as one of those voices, we’re fed up.I’m the hero in Photo Finish. I’m the one who did all the work. The one who … [Read more...] about Character love