“I’ll be there with bells on,” Helen told me a few days ago, speaking about our upcoming Cozy Critique. Sure enough, she came in the door yesterday shaking a sack full of jingle bells. She was here with bells on! Let no one assume that just because we are crowned with silver, we are content […]
Apr 9, 2016
Captivating, Colorful Contest
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“It’s time for some fun! Since Darcy, Flora, and Ned are coffee drinkers, I’m going to give away a Cozy Mystery coffee mug with my book covers on it. To go along with it will be a ballpoint pen to remind you that we are all writers at heart, writing the stories of our lives […]
Apr 8, 2016
Valiant, Victorious Verbs
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A new contest is in the works. My publisher and I are working out the details but watch for it; it’s coming up. Hint: you might consider taking a snapshot of you or a friend or your pet reading one of my cozy mysteries. “Your words paint a picture,” writers are told. “Use them wisely.” […]
Apr 4, 2016
The Large and Unknown Noise in the Night
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Yesterday when I checked Facebook, I found that my hometown of Tahlequah had experienced a real-life mystery. Along about eleven o’clock Saturday evening, a large explosion or what sounded like an explosion startled everyone for miles around. Some people even reported feeling the shock waves. Some said it was a series of explosions. So far as […]
Mar 29, 2016
What Was That Mysterious Moan?
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Three years ago, I wrote an article about changing real life mysteries into cozies. Here ’tis once more: How many of us remember when we were children, telling scary stories at night or listening to a spooky tale that some one else told? Those stories gave us a satisfying case of the shivers. Satisfying only because we knew […]
Mar 23, 2016
Put Your Feet Up and Take Two Cozy Mysteries
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Now and then the here and now get to be a little much. We need a break! We need to relax! We don’t need to spend a lot of money! A quick and easy way to improve your outlook on life, take a vacation without the hassle of packing or passports, and come back to […]
