I’m thrilled to host Clea Simon today on my blog. She has written many wonderful cozy mysteries featuring several series characters but always a cat. Her cat mysteries are quite fun because she treats cats as cats. She doesn’t have cats do super-cat things. I loved her first Theda Krakow mystery, Mew is for Murder […]
Tips for Overcoming the Loneliness of Writing
Some writers love being by themselves. They love the solitude of writing #writingtips Click To Tweet Others experience a sense of loneliness while writing. I fall somewhere between these two places. For me, I enjoy writing by myself without interruptions #writingtips Click To Tweet But, if I simply cloister myself in my office with my […]
Virtual Blog Tour–An Intimate Murder by Stacie Verdick Case
Today I’m hosting a fellow mystery writer. Stacie Verdick Case recently released An Intimate Murder. She is sharing some of her thoughts about mystery writing with us. When you write mysteries, the biggest challenge an author faces is leaving the reader wanting more. I don’t just mean at the end of a book but at […]
Big Little Lies–A Review
After I read Laine Moriarty’s Husband’s Secret and reviewed it here, I decided to give one of her other books a go. Big Little Lies is full of tension, conflict and a murder #books #booklovers Click To Tweet The story centers around parents of kids attending a preschool in Australia. It is almost a parody of […]
Book Blast—Giveaway: Shadow Catcher by James R. Hannibal
Book Blast–Thriller by James R. Hannibal From James R. Hannibal—a veteran combat pilot with Top Secret clearance from the U.S. government—comes an electrifying high-tech thriller in the great tradition of Tom Clancy… Over ten years ago, Air Force major Nick Baron was part of a failed special ops mission that left a B-2 stealth bomber […]
Spotlight on Cozy Mystery Writer–Susan Bernhardt
Being a huge cozy mystery fan, I’m very excited to have fellow-mystery writer, Susan Bernhardt here to talk about her new release, Murder Under the Tree. BTW, if you haven’t read The Ginseng Conspiracy, you are in for a treat Click To Tweet Aren’t we all looking for a new writer? I’m happy to introduce […]
5-Star Review Veronica LibriAmoriMiei Book Blog
Veronica’s Review: http://libriamicimiei.blogspot.it/2014/12/review-giveaway-clock-strikes-midnight.html Janie and Marlene have had a terrible childhood: when they were small in a bad car accident have lost their beloved father. Growing up have made force helping each other. The situation is worsened when her mother remarried with Ralph, a man who eventually had rescued the day of the accident. Their […]
Tips for Conducting a Facebook Book Launch Party
Today is a great day to reflect. Last week I put together my first Facebook Launch Party to announce the release of The Clock Strikes Midnight. We had 110 people there and we gave away many prizes. What’s a Facebook Launch Party? This is the question many of my friends and colleagues asked. I was […]
Launch Day–The Clock Strikes Midnight’s Birthday
As many of you know, I’ve been talking about my new mystery/suspense novel for months. Many of you have wanted to read it and have asked about doing so. Today is the day! Launch day means the book is now available at all online book sellers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, KoboBooks. For me […]
6 Tips for Writers on How Not to Multitask
I know you’ve been advised to turn off the internet. But do you do it? Are you still getting your email notifications and Facebook notifications and your Twitter stream as you work? Please tell me you are not. My answer to the oft asked question can writers multitask is no. Maybe you can, and I’m […]
