Yippee! The Choosy Bookworm is featuring the e-Murderer! You can get a copy for $.99 while it’s being featured. Don’t miss this great opportunity to read a book that’s been described as a page-turner. With the holidays nearing, don’t you want to spend a quiet evening by the fire, reading? Reading a book that will […]
Archives for November 2015
Tips for Starting a New Novel
I recently started a new novel. I began with a germ of an idea and it has grown and emerged since. Because we all write in different ways, I thought I’d share some of my tips for starting a new novel and ask my writer friends to add a few of theirs. Working on a […]
Tips on How Not to Let Others Squelch Your Creativity
Recently I heard someone say, “I tried to write a novel, but when my wife read it, she said…” Usually a negative comment from a loved one or a friend, will squelch our creativity in an instant #amwriting #creativity Click To Tweet Quicker than my foot will squelch a bug. As artists, whether literary artists […]
Interview with Jenna Scali about Murder on Moonshine Hill
We are excited to welcome Jenna Scali to our blog today. Some of you may know her as the star of the new mystery series that began with the e-Murderer. If you read that book, you learned a lot about Jenna. You know that she’s 28 years old, has two cats, is divorced and is […]
The Last Clover
A story that will touch your heart #flashfiction #emotions #sisters @Writers RT Click To Tweet It glowed like a beacon n the grass. I plucked it right up and added it to my collection. “How many is that?” asked my sister, trotting behind me, eyes downcast, searching. “Dunno. Maybe six.” I skipped further along the […]
Historical Writing that Feels like a Detective Mystery–The Lost Painting–My Review
Jonathan Harr wrote a very intriguing book about the discovery of a long-lost Caravaggio #amreading #art Click To Tweet If you are an art lover who also loves Italian art, this book will entertain you. I qualify in both respects. I was fascinated to learn more about Caravaggio’s rather rakish life #bookreview #amreading #art Click […]
Love at First Sight
Prepare yourself for a surprise… A story with a twist Click To Tweet I swooned when I saw him gleaming and golden under the hot florescent lights. “Come meet Luciano,” said the man in the striped tie. I turned away, not wanting to appear too obvious. “Get a closer look,” my friend said, clearly […]
Six Ways to Sabotage Your Writing
Many of you know that November of National Novel Writing Month #NaNoWriMo. Someone decided to give prospective novel writers a boost by setting a deadline. Let’s write a novel in a month. Imagine that! I think it’s great to have goals and to strive to reach those goals. But, I can’t even begin to think […]
Tips Josephine Tey Teaches #Mystery Writers
Josephine Tey was a brilliant mystery writer #amwriting #writingtips #mystery Click To Tweet She wrote in the 1930’s and 1950’s. Her books followed no set formula, and I’d say she might have been one of the first pantser writers. Those outliners who put us pantsers down might take a long look at a writer like […]
