ABOUT

BQBaboutpicI’ve made my living writing news and novels, and teaching journalism, fiction, and composition since 1976. A graduate of Skidmore College and Boston University, I’ve lived in Grants Pass, Oregon, since 1983 with my husband, Jeff Barnard, a reporter with the Associated Press. Our children, Nate and Nellie, are grown, but we made sure they were Red Sox fans before we set them free. I like to read, travel, hike, cook, ski and raft.  I sing alto in a local community chorus and am having a blast remodeling our home room-by-room.

Email me at Beth@BethQuinnBarnard.com

Notes on Mystery and Fiction

Wild Child

Travis McGee: The First 90s Guy

From a Galaxy Far, Far Away via Slip F-18 at Bahia Mar

The Lessons John D. MacDonald Taught Me About Writing and Life

My Ten Favorite Tough Guys

My Top 10 Crime and Mystery Novels

Do Your Research

Just Write

Finish the Book

Turn the Page