Jenny Hilborne - Writer of Mysteries and Psychological Thrillers

I met Jenny Hilborne at a book fair in Solana Beach in April of 2011, when we were sharing a booth and promoting our debut novels. We were both new born to the green wood of publishing.

Jenny is a Brit from Swindon in Wiltshire, England, who has lived in Southern California for the past fifteen years. She still maintains her roots in England, but she now carries a subdued British accent.

She and I hit it off when I told her the subject of my next writing project, a true crime history of the John Norman Collins murders of 1967-69. This time I would try my hand at non-fiction, and I've been buried by my research ever since.

In the meantime, Jenny had just published Madness and Murder, had No Alibi close to publication, and was planning her third novel, Hide and Seek. She has since completed and published her fourth novel, Stone Cold. She is a virtual writing machine.

So far, most of her novels take place in her favorite city, San Francisco, and people familiar with the City by the Bay will recognize the locales. But Jenny went home to the United Kingdom for six months to do research on Stone Cold to enhance its verisimilitude.


"I didn't want to be stereotyped as only writing about the West Coast," Jen said. "I needed to draw inspiration from home, but it was a challenge getting used to British English again." 


Jen says that she enjoyed her research for Stone Cold which got her out of the house and away from her computer screen. While in England, she visited the Cotswolds and Oxfordshire, the settings featured in her latest book.

Check out Jenny's blog: http://jfhilborne.wordpress.com/

Check out her Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Jenny-Hilborne/e/B003YYF5F4/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1365958456&sr=1-2-ent  

Preparing for Natural Disasters - Red Cross Advisory

Everywhere on Earth, natural disasters occur. Of course, they are only disasters from the point-of-view of humans who often choose to live in disaster prone areas. Native Americans have a saying: Where nature has gone, nature will return. It is the cycle of life.

Some places are susceptible to a particular type of disaster. In the United States, the Midwest has tornado alley, the Southern and Eastern seaboards are at the mercy of hurricanes, the Mississippi Delta is prone to catastrophic flooding, and the West Coast has the triple threat: earthquakes, brush fires, and tsunamis. In every instance, the American Red Cross is there to help the stricken and needy.

The Red Cross link below offers specific advice for every type of natural disaster. Generally, families should store emergency supplies (especially water), have a household evacuation plan, and establish a meeting place for family members to gather after an emergency. Take a few minutes to view their safety and wellness tips.

http://www.preparesandiego.org/BeRedCrossReady.aspx