Musing on Muses
News Flash: Our lucky winners are Beth Medrano, Diane Gidley, and Ginny C! Please check your email, ladies, and congratulations! Edith/Maddie here, writing from north of Boston, ecstatic to see…
Category: Craft
Wicked Wednesday- Anticipation
Jessie: Peering longingly out the window when she should be working on her next novel! All this month we are discussing anticipation. Sometimes I think it should be called anticipatience!…
Keeping a Series Fresh
Edith here, increasingly hunkered down north of Boston, and hoping to give away a couple of books. NEWS FLASH: Betty Tyler and Judi Purcell are our lucky winners! As a…
Ask the Expert- Editor Lisa J. Jackson
Jessie: In New Hampshire feeling amazed that the temperatures are above freezing! I meet Lisa several years ago at the New England Crime Bake. Julie introduced us and we have…
Writing Short
By Edith, scribbling north of Boston where a chilly rain is falling and I’m grateful for light, heat, and a solid house. I’ve been working on a couple of short…
A Daunting Task
Edith here, in New York City with the Wickeds! (Full report on that next week.) Like many of us, I send my manuscript to an independent editor for a developmental…
Guest Connie Hambley
BarbaraKay1 is Connie’s winner! Check your email, Barbara. Edith here, happy to welcome author Connie Hambley to the blog today. She’s my vice president at Sisters in Crime New England,…
Figuring Out the Ending
Edith north of Boston and nearly ready for Christmas! And I have a giveaway as a holiday gift to one commenter here today. I’ve been working on Country Store Mystery…