Isn’t it interesting that common, ordinary, everyday things can somehow be involved in mysteries? Isn’t it odd that a peaceful scene of trees, creek, and grassy hills are an alien landscape, unknown and frightening when they are covered in fog? How could a gold ring and a legend incite someone to murder? And, a letter […]
Jan 17, 2016
Cozy Critter Characters
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At one of our critiques, I mentioned to my friends gathered around the table that I should start a third mystery series starring them, the Cozy Critters! Everybody liked that idea and started choosing names for themselves and cautioning me not to kill them off in my book. “Well, why not?” Helen said. “You have […]
Jan 11, 2016
One Step Ahead of a Killer
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Last night, the sky was clear and the temperature took a plunge downward. What does a cozy mystery writer or a cozy mystery reader do on a night like this? Read, of course, or write! In this slice of Moonlight Can Be Murder, Ned takes a wild, icy ride which nearly ends in disaster. A […]
Jan 9, 2016
A Shadow in the Night
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The weather is wet, cold, and forecast to get snowy and colder. It is, of course, perfect weather to go to Levi, Oklahoma and see what Darcy and Flora are doing in their current mystery, Grave Heritage. As usual, Darcy is setting out to find a bad guy but this time, she goes alone, in the dead of […]
Jan 3, 2016
Out of My Dreams Onto the Page
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When Inspiration hits my friend Jane, it pops her eyes open, prods her out of bed, and leads her straight to pen and paper. I think that may be rubbing off on me. Actually, though, I was already awake this morning, lying in bed wondering if it was “gettin’ up time.” I thought about my work-in-progress, Grave […]
Jan 1, 2016
A New Beginning
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Every morn is a fresh beginning; every day is the world made new. You who are weary of sorrow and sinning, here is a wonderful hope for you, a hope for me and a hope for you. — Author Unknown I’m not much for making New Year’s Resolutions. Once upon a time, it was fun […]
