Wicked Breaking News

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By Julie, Liz, Edith and Jessie

There are many ways to share this news, so we’re going to do it a few different ways. First, with this video. The transcription for this video is available at the end of this post, or you can turn on the closed captioning. The summary is below.

The long and the short of it is this. Barbara Ross and Sherry Harris have decided to say goodbye to the Wicked Authors as regular contributors. This wasn’t an easy decision for them, and it is bittersweet for all of us. As our faithful readers know, we are more than just blogmates. We are close friends. On Friday we’ll have a post with all six of us reflecting on these eleven years of being Wicked Authors together.

The four remaining Wickeds will be moving forward, and shaking it up with new ways of delivering content, and some different posts/essays. For the last two weeks of this year we’ll be updating the site, so there won’t be new content. But fear not, we’ll be back on January 1.

This week Sherry and Barb will post their final entries. And, as mentioned, we’ll have a tearful farewell on Friday.

Readers, you are the reason for the success of this blog, and we thank you for that. We’re lucky to have eleven years to look back on, and to be able to look forward with excitement tinged with a bit of sorrow.

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Published by J.A. Hennrikus

One woman, three names, many books. As Julia Henry I wrote the Garden Squad series for Kensington. As J.A. Hennrikus I wrote the Theater Cop series, and as Julianne Holmes I wrote the Clock Shop series. I've been an arts administrator for my entire career, mostly in the performing arts. Currently I'm the ED of Sisters in Crime, a wonderful organization that promotes and supports crime writers. www.sistersincrime.org Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram! @JHAuthors

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  2. I’ll miss the Wickeds that “I’ve grown accustomed to your face(s)” but look forward to following whatever “street(s) where you live” in the future.

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  3. Change is always hard, but it is inevitable. I’ll miss seeing Sherry and Barb here, but I look forward to what comes next for all of you. Love you ladies!

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  4. I’m sorry to see Barb and Sherry go but excited to see what changes are coming! A podcast sounds great.

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  5. Awww, so sorry to see Barb and Sherry leave! I do hope they pop on every now and again to share some news with us. Good luck with your next adventures, ladies!

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  6. I’m sorry to see the news that Barb and Sherry have decided to leave Wicked Authors. As someone who rather despises change, this development stinks but I’m sure we’ll all learn to adapt.

    I’ll look forward to their final posts this week and then, after that 2-week hiatus at the end of the year, I’ll look forward to Wicked Authors 2.0. I’m curious to know if it will be a foursome going forward or if you are planning to ask new authors to join up as a means of keeping the workload spread out.

    Raising a toast to both the soon to be past and to the future to come!

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  8. I love the Wickeds! I’m sad to hear that Sherry and Barb are leaving but wish them all the best. Hopefully they will check in once in a while. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!!

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  10. Sad to hear that Sherry and Barb are leaving the Wickeds.
    But I am excited to see the new things that Wickeds 2.0 are doing in 2025!

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  11. Change is almost always good in the end, as painful as it often is at first. Good luck to Barb and Sherry, who have given us all so many happy hours of entertainment! And best of luck to Wicked 2.0! Looking forward to the next iteration. Happy holidays to you all.

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  12. As sad as it is to see Sherry and Barb no longer part of the Wickeds on a regular basis, I wholeheartedly wish them the greatest success in their new adventures.

    Excited to see all the new developments for the new format of Wickeds! Knowing the members, I know it’s going to be an amazing adventure. Thank you for all you do for us readers who love your books.

    As for what I’d like in the new format, I’m not sure because I thought you all were doing a fabulous job before and enjoyed it immensely. I know whatever you do it will be awesome. I will be following and commenting on the Wickeds posts.
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  15. Change always seems a little bittersweet, but I am sure Wickeds 2.0 will be engaging in a new way. Barb and Sherry, thank you for your books and thoughtful contributions over these past eleven years. You will both be missed!

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  16. 😭😭😭 This is so sad! I love you all, being a New England girl I found this group and have always enjoyed it and all of your books! I know life is full of changes and I look forward to what you all come up with. Best wishes to Barbara and Sherry!

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  17. I don’t comment often, but I do read the posts and appreciate them. But I totally understand the feeling of needing to change things up or move on. Safe travels and happy trails to both of you.

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  18. All the best to Sherry and Barb! I’ve learned so much about writing from the blog and have enjoyed all the ways the Wickeds shared their thoughts and lives with their readers. I look forward to 2.0 iterations and know I will enjoy the audio components! Thank you all for showing up for us!

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  19. The best to all of you. I have enjoyed the columns. You all are talented writers. I’ll be looking for future books.

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  21. I’m really sorry to hear this news. Not terribly surprised, but still very sorry to hear this. But I’ll be looking forward to seeing what the new year brings.

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  22. I’ll all miss you, Sherry and Barb! But I also understand–life changes; that’s what it does. So I wish you both the best in whatever is next for you in your amazing, creative lives!

    As for the Wickeds redux (or “wickets” as it says in the transcript–you really must incorporate some cricket into the blog!), it sounds like an exciting time for you all! Wishing the best, and can’t wait to see what is to come!

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  25. Wishing Barbara and Sherry all the best in their next adventures. The four remaining will have their hands full in keeping the wickedness going! Happy Holidays to all of you.

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  26. All the best to Barb and Sherry! They will both be missed but hopefully we’ll see them from time to time as guests!

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  27. Sad to see Sherry and Barbara leave. Thank you for the great reads.
    All the best to Sherry and Barbara.

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  31. Three cheers for friendship, shared experiences, successes, and memories over the years to last into the future! Congratulations to all The Wickeds!

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  33. Will miss you, Sherry and Barb! Thank you for all of the posts, comments, and contributions. It’s the end of a fabulous era here…though the future sounds exciting too for everyone. Wishing everyone all the best on your next chapters. 💕

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  34. It’s hard to imagine my days without reading posts from all of you, but I do understand coming to a crossroads and making that tough decision. Warm thanks to Sherry and Barb for bringing their own special, engaging, thoughtful stamp to the female lead in a mystery and providing so much entertainment through the years. Brava, ladies!

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  35. Thanks Sherry and Barb for all the great posts over the years. And good luck to the rest of the Wickeds moving forward with the best mystery blog around!

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