Why I Love Writing Cozy Mysteries
September 10, 2019
I’ve heard it said that cozy mysteries are constraining. These criticisms are then followed by a clarion call for authors to “push the boundaries” of the cozy mystery envelope to… READ MORE
Category: Creativity
The Taste of Fall by Allyson Charles
September 6, 2019
When I was invited to contribute a story to The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice, I was very excited. Not only because the stories centered around Halloween, one of the… READ MORE
My Quilt by Elizabeth Hardinger
August 29, 2019
My maternal grandmother, Lizzie Frans (1900-1993), was an artist with a needle. She crocheted, tatted, appliqued, embroidered, quilted, and, of course, mended. She had four daughters and eighteen grandchildren, and… READ MORE
The Care And Feeding Of An Author By Alexandra Ivy
August 1, 2019
I’m not sure how it happened, but this year marks my twentieth anniversary as a published author. Sometimes it feels as if I got ‘the call’ yesterday, and other times… READ MORE
Flip-flops as summer door décor . . . by Linda Reilly
July 17, 2019
Flip-flop weather is upon us, and this year I discovered another use for the fun, fanciful footwear. Early this season, I was visiting someone at a local nursing home when… READ MORE
The Unexpected Farmer By Amanda Flower
July 1, 2019
Because a lot of my novels are involve Amish characters, I spend a lot of time writing about farms and farmers, but I’m not a farmer. I never had any… READ MORE
Has New Claim to Flame By Christin Brecher
June 27, 2019
EXTRA, EXTRA: AUTHOR TRIES CANDLE-MAKING Stella Wright, the hero detective in my series, the Nantucket Candle Maker Mysteries, was born to make candles. I was born to buy them. That… READ MORE
My Love Of Bakeries by Lynn Cahoon
June 1, 2019
Or this blog could be called my love of baked goods. Either way, I’m pretty sure it started at Buttery’s Food and Drug. It was a regional grocery chain in… READ MORE
Food and the Mystery By Dana Dratch
May 24, 2019
Photo credit: Ji-yeon Yun on Pixabay.com It’s the combination that goes together like tea and scones: food and mysteries. Maybe it’s because writers spend so much time dreaming up plots,… READ MORE
Crafting The Murder Mystery By Dana Dratch
May 17, 2019
Photo credit: Devanath via Pixabay.com A murder mystery is like a magic trick: It’s all about what you don’t see. That’s why writers need some strategically placed characters lurking not-so-subtly… READ MORE
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