Today I get to finally do something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time: introduce you to a powerhouse of a mystery lover, a lady every cozy reader should know. Billie Jenrette is the founder of Murder, She Sent, a delivery service for the latest and best cozy mysteries. If you need your …
A Cozy Chat: Interview with Billie Jenrette of Murder She Sent Read More »
Here’s a tasty treat for you! My newsletter readers may recall that last month I featured an unbeatable deal on a boxed set of brand-new contemporary cozies, the Summer Snoops and Cozy Crimes collection. Well, I managed to snag an exclusive interview with author Sandi Scott, one of the contributors! She’s giving us a behind-the-scenes look …
Interview: Cozy Mystery Author Sandi Scott of “The Seagrass Sweets” Mysteries Read More »
As you may recall, Mottley’s longstanding friendship with Chief Inspector Forthright reached a breaking point in Mr Mottley Gets His Man: “I’ll grant you see things, Mottley – things we might never pick up on. I let you muck in on this case because I thought you might be useful. Mucking, indeed! Look what you’ve done, …
#SneakPeek: Mr Mottley & the Plushbottom Conundrum – Old Friends Read More »
Pull up a beach chair and join me at Island Confidential for today’s stop on our blog tour. My fellow mystery author Frankie Bow from Hawaii is hosting me for a guest post all about my philosophy of writing, plus a book excerpt and a recipe for Mottley’s favorite cocktail. Come chill out with me …
Cheers! Mottley’s Favorite Cocktail Recipe, the Gimblet Read More »
Tweeeet! En voiture, mesdames et messieurs! Today we depart on a tour of cozy mystery blogs, under the gracious auspices of Lori Caswell at Escape With Dollycas. Each day’s stop will feature a review, spotlight, guest article, or interview with Yours Truly about the new paperback release of Mister Mottley and the Dying Fall — and a …
When readers ask where I get my story ideas, I feel compelled to tell them the truth (mostly). So I cringe inwardly and repeat the dreadful cliche: “Sometimes, from my dreams.” I generally think of myself as an upbeat, even flippant, person. But I do suffer from time to time with vivid nightmares. And sometimes …
As we run up to the Halloween release of Dying Fall, I want to share some of my inspiration for the setting, characters, and events. My story is set on the imaginary island of Brackmor, the home of an eccentric millionaire. Brackmor is located off the North Devon coast and is the size of a …
Contemporary cozy author Rachael Rawlings recently asked me to contribute to a profile post, along with several other women writers. The theme was starting a fiction career after age forty. I shared with her my own career change and in particular, the woman who made me consider it possible: New Zealand’s Queen of Crime, Ngaio …
Mottley & Baker’s second adventure, Mister Mottley and the Dying Fall is set in October of 1932, six months after Book 1. My stories always have a lot of humor in them, but since his one was set just before Halloween, I wanted to bring in an element of spookiness, danger, a moody atmosphere and …
It’s simple, they told me. Writing a book is like any other goal – consistent effort over time. Crap. I’m doomed. How do you keep going in a creative life when the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” are coming at you from all directions? Cuz I don’t know about you, but fortune can get …