Month: October 2014

I was asked to be one of the commencement speakers at UCSD’s Warren College in June of 2014.  Below is what I told the graduates:   Good news.  For those of you...

Even though I write about murder and mayhem, I try to be mindful about how devastating such occurrences can be in real life.  Violent death tears people’s lives...

It took me many years of writing before I figured out how to make a living from our craft – all you need do is write the words of people that can afford to empl...

Follow the link to listen to the interview: http://www.authormagazine.org/interviews/interview_page_russell.htm

Of late I have been keeping a low profile on this page.  Moving from one house to another did me in for a time.  I had to have a desk custom made (I’ll have to ...

On April 17, 2012 I had the pleasure of seeing my short story “Married to a Murderer” produced on stage at the Carlsbad Library.  That same night I was asked to...

Three years ago I had the good fortune to interview Hugh Martin for the column I used to write for the late and lamented North County Times (a daily newspaper p...

Recently on this Facebook page I posted about the “signboard” in our neck of town that alerts people to events.  Several days ago a poster caught my eye.  It sh...

Most writers go to great lengths to try and get the details of their books right.  I’ve worked with homicide teams and private investigators so as to allow me t...