Category Archives: mystery

Writing Fiction is Challenging by Karen Shughart

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

  I’ve written fiction and non-fiction; fiction is much more challenging. Prior to becoming an author of cozy mysteries, I worked as a journalist, publicist, author of two full-length books, plus those you find on coffee tables in hotel rooms … Continue reading →

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Why I Write Mysteries by Saralyn Richard

Posted on March 16, 2019 by

I love reading and writing in all genres. I’ve taught creative writing to high schoolers and adults, and I’ve rarely met a story or a writer that I didn’t enjoy getting to know, but when it comes to writing novels … Continue reading →

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Not Your Usual Suspect by Paty Jager

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

The way my mind, and I would expect most writer’s minds work, if I see a person with something interesting about them, chances are they are going to end up in one of my books. I like to make my … Continue reading →

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Poise Versus Panic By Patricia Smith Wood

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

Since I’m a Gemini, I have many “twin” features. Sometimes I’m one side, sometimes I’m the other. I’ll give you an example. I can often take two different sides of an argument. Not as much as I once could (I … Continue reading →

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It Couldn’t Happen Here

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

By Sally Carpenter For this post I’m going to forgo fiction for true crime. Every week, it seems, another city is ravaged by a mass shooting. It’s easy from the security of ones own home to say, “How tragic, but … Continue reading →

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Getting the Details Right

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

GETTING THE DETAILS RIGHT Recently I was asked to be a speaker at a writers’ conference—the topic being character and setting description. The chairperson titled it “Getting the Details Right.” Because I have messed up on the details in a … Continue reading →

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How Crime Novelists Come Up with Ideas by Richard Armstrong

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

Where do writers come up with the ideas for crime and mystery novels?  It’s a bit of mystery itself, isn’t it!  I’m sure for some writers the crime section of the local newspaper is a rich source of inspiration.  Others … Continue reading →

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