by JHowatt | Apr 16, 2025 | Crime Writing
Women’s Interest in True Crime: Two Women’s Take March 15, 2025. Since writing my first book: Jigsaw and Jane: Thirteen Years of Murder and Mayhem with Badge Number One, I’ve been fascinated by the notion women have a particular interest in true crime. I decided to... 
by JHowatt | Apr 3, 2025 | Crime Writing
Book Signing and a Girl with a Dream March 22, 2025. Barnes and Noble in Ventura. My heart beat a little faster when I read the big, bold cardboard sign that read: “Meet the Author” at a store where I’d bought books for at least ten years. I’d usually stop at the... 
by JHowatt | Nov 24, 2024 | Crime Writing
Ashes to Pink Ribbons November 21, 2024. The smell of smoke had lifted. The sky was bright blue, not hazy, unearthly grey. There was less dirt, ashes, and charred debris. But my short walk from the front door to the end of the driveway had been forever changed. The... 
by JHowatt | Nov 1, 2024 | Crime Writing, Life Style
Jigsaw and Jane: The Dream Becomes Reality September 29, 2024. Camarillo, California. The day began like any other day: Our five dogs stared me down, begging for breakfast, and Jim was at his desk tapping away at his computer. I took a few minutes at my desk to check... 
by JHowatt | Oct 14, 2024 | Life Style
Florence: A Visual Feast September. Florence, Italy. Morning at the Uffizi. I approached the world-renowned art museum with a sense of reverence, awe and anticipation. I reserve emotions about a building for only the most memorable structures I set foot in: The...