So Proud of My Wicked Cozys!
by Barb, on the Jersey shore in a house with ten adults and two toddlers Today, I’m celebrating the Wicked Cozy Authors. Yes, I am one, but nonetheless, I’m stunned…
Author: Barbara Ross
Barbara Ross is the author of twelve Maine Clambake Mystery novels and six novellas. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at www.maineclambakemysteries.com
Welcome Author Anna Loan-Wilsey
by Barb, in Maine, wishing it would warm up just a tick. Say Happy Book Birthday to Anna Loan-Wilsey. A Sense of Entitlement, her third book featuring traveling secretary and…
“People Say My Main Character is Unlikeable”
by Barb Ross, freezing her &*$# off in Maine Recently, Ramona DeFelice Long wrote a blog post called How to Write a Protagonist of Interest. It’s a great post and…
The Week that Boiled Over
by Barb, currently in Boston, but soon to be in Maine. Yay! Who wouldn’t love an entire week dedicated to celebrating their book? Thank you, thank you to my Wicked…
The Agatha Best Short Story Nominees
by Barb I know it seems impossible, but still waiting for spring on a cold, rainy day It all started with Leslie Budewitz and the great blog post she wrote…
#GoAskMalice–Crowdsourcing the Agatha Best Contemporary Panel Questions
by Barb As of this writing STILL waiting for spring. Hi all. We’re trying something experimental for Simply the Best, the Malice Domestic panel for the Agatha Best Contemporary nominees.…
Opening Lines
Write an opening line for the picture below. Edith: The new three-foot by six-foot patch of grass was greening up nicely under the tree, but I still couldn’t bring myself…
What’s your writing uniform?
Hi. Barb here wondering–Wickeds, what do you wear when you write? I know some full-time writers arrive at their desks everyday in full makeup and dressed like they’re going to…
The Wickeds 