Dark Days — It Was A Dark and Stormy Night
It was a dark and stormy night is a very famous first line (you can find the history here). Wickeds, what is a favorite first line that you wrote? What…
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Pets Our Characters Love
Pets play a big part in the world of traditional and cozy mysteries. Does your character have a pet? How did you decide what pet to have? Does having a…
Wicked Wednesday – Favorite First Lines
As writers, we know how important the first line of a book is. It sets the tone for the whole book and pulls you in (or doesn’t). Some are totally…
Agatha Nominees for Best Contemporary Novel 2017
Hi Barb here. Since the nominations were announced, the Wickeds have hosted this year’s Agatha Award nominees for Best First Mystery, Best Short Story, and Best Historical. Today we’re bringing…
Wicked Congratulations to Barb, Jessie, and Edith!
Malice Domestic is a conference that celebrates the traditional novel. The Agatha nominations were announced this week, and Barbara Ross, Jessica Estevao, and Edith Maxwell were on the list! The…
An Unexpected Accessory: And a Giveaway
by Barb, just back from a beautiful week at the Jersey shore and headed back to Maine I love it when serendipity happens. Don’t you? Back in July, Liz Mugavero…
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters IV–You Can’t Learn Voice
All writers have heard this–that voice in fiction is the one thing you can’t teach or coach or learn. Authors either have it or they don’t. But is that true?…
How Do Writers Really Feel about Reader Reviews?
by Barb, back in Massachusetts, consumed by a book deadline and an upcoming wedding The fourth book in my Maine Clambake Mystery series came out recently, so it’s given me…