Writing Talismans, plus #Giveaway
News Flash: The giveaway winners, selected by random.org, are KC Kendler, Sara Hyman, and Marjimmanor. Congratulations, all. Please check your email! Edith/Maddie writing from north of Boston on the brink…
A Wicked Welcome to Faye Snowden! **plus a giveaway**
by Julie, preparing for hot weather today in Somerville Today I’m delighted to welcome Faye Snowden to the blog. Faye is a talented author, and part of our genre hopping…
A Wicked Welcome to Sandra SG Wong! **plus a giveaway**
by Julie, summering in Somerville I was fortunate to work with Sandra when she was the national president of Sisters in Crime, and between weekly meetings and committees we became…
June Bugs: Good Luck
The June bug looks a lot like an Egyptian scarab, which symbolized good luck and rebirth. Wickeds, do your characters have a good luck talisman? How about you? Edith/Maddie: What…
Guest Ellen Byron plus #giveaway
Edith/Maddie from north of Boston in the middle of June, happily writing and gardening her brains out. And also super happy to present my dear friend, the talented and hilarious…
Fete Accompli
Jessie: In New Hampshire, plucking away at the seventh Beryl and Edwina novel. I am delighted to report that the annual assault by blackflies is at an end in my…
Sprouting Ideas by Sharon Dean
Hello, all. Please welcome author Sharon Dean to the blog. Sharon is visiting in support of her newest novel, Calderwood Cove, her third Deborah Strong mystery. And it’s set in…
Let’s Talk About Books
by Julie, enjoying the warmer weather in Somerville This week a friend asked if I’d heard about a a trend on TikTok called Read Return Challenge. I hadn’t, so I…
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