One of my favorite cozy mystery writers is Mignon F. Ballard. I believe I’ve read all her books. I was excited to learn that she’ll have a brand new cozy coming in August. This book will be special and I’ll tell you why. Mignon writes the Miss Dimple series and also the Augusta Goodnight, Angel […]
Jun 12, 2016
Country Homecoming
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Yesterday, my publisher sent the edited version of Grave Heritage. Now, I’ll go through, check revisions, agree or disagree and we’ll be one step closer to that fall release date. I’ve included an excerpt from Grave Heritage this morning. Darcy and Flora have had an exhausting day. Instead of being closer to solving a murder, […]
Jun 10, 2016
In the Cemetery Business
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My friend Joy recently said she might want me to write her obituary. She said this jokingly as a compliment. “Well, after all,” she said, “you are in the cemetery business.” Gravely speaking, I guess I am, but it’s only in a fictional way. I’ll have to admit that all three Darcy and Flora books […]
Jun 6, 2016
Heart, Help, and a Chilling Mystery
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Yesterday was a near-perfect day, recalling the James Russell Lowell poem, What Is So Rare As a Day In June. Matt and Dawn, Sara and Nathan came, bringing a lot of heart-healthy foods for lunch and later. Dawn and I packed serving-size lunches and put them in the freezer. Nemo was glad to see everyone together […]
May 28, 2016
Happy Mentions
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Tweets and twitters and they’re not even birds! However, they are music to my ears. And joyful. Two beautifully-worded mentions of two of my cozy mysteries: Special Novel Ties is a new site by Earl Chinnici. This is a fun concept Earl developed with a tie or something in common one book has with another. In The […]
May 27, 2016
A Bushel Basket of Cozies
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It is exciting to see the cover of my fourth Darcy and Flora cozy on my publisher’s website. It’s on the page called “Coming Soon” and, sure enough, Grave Heritage will be released in a few months. I hope you enjoy it. Sometimes people ask me where I get the ideas for my books. Let […]
