What do you like in a cozy mystery? One of my fellow writers mentioned the other day, that there’s a wide range of topics and writing styles within the broad heading of Cozy Mysteries. They all have similarities, certainly, else they wouldn’t be cozy. Some of them, however, have a bit of supernatural and some […]
May 29, 2015
Grave Shift Goes Visual
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BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER BOOK TRAILER Wow! Am I excited! For the first time ever, I have a video on YouTube. It is a book trailer of my second Darcy and Flora Cozy Mystery, Grave Shift. I’m eager for you to see it and share in the fun. Clicking on An Unsuspected Traitor will […]
May 26, 2015
Mysterious Morning
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If a writer of mysteries (me) ever needed a mysterious atmosphere in which to write a mystery, that dark, dangerous, scary time is now! In fact, after a night of lightning and storm warnings, it’s still dark and foreboding this morning. My heart goes out to the people in Texas and Oklahoma and also here […]
May 19, 2015
Untangling the Web
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Why do you pick up a cozy mystery and read? Really, I would like to know. Is it because you like the characters or is it the setting? Have you noticed that in the cozy mystery genre, there’s a lot of leeway, a lot of differences? Some cozies have elements of a romance story; some […]
May 13, 2015
Books! Seniors! Fun!
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The residents sat in comfortable chairs along the wall of the library. I sat in a comfortable chair facing them. Yesterday, I did a book presentation at The Homestyle Assisted Living Center. It was fun! I’ve never had a more attentive, courteous audience. And I’ve never had more fun talking about Darcy and Flora. People […]
May 5, 2015
Visitors from Her Past
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So it was, for the second time that day, I sat down at Uncle Javin’s kitchen table and ate with people from my past. Only this time, the conversation was as warm and sparkling as the sun glinting off the remnants of yesterday’s snow. As Pat, Jackie, and I talked, it seemed as if we […]
