Nature itself seemed to recoil at the horror before Darcy Campbell and her mother, Flora Tucker. Trees bowed and swayed to a wild wind and angry clouds brooded over gray headstones. But, there was no doubt about it–a bare, human foot stuck stiffly from a mound of dirt and limbs heaped in the ancient graveyard. […]
Mar 28, 2014
The Mystery of the Noisy Knocker
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“Knock, knock, knock,” came the sound from the back part of the house. “What was that?” I asked my dog Nemo. He looked interested for a minute, then put his head back on his paws. Oh well, my fearless watchdog wasn’t worried, so I resumed writing. “Tap-tap-bang!” The noise came again. “OK, ” I said […]
Mar 27, 2014
In Pursuit of a Mystery
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Word nuances, developing a discriminating ear, choosing a better word over a good one, these are some of the discussion points of each critique. Yesterday, we pondered the word “penetrate”. “Not exactly what I meant,” Helen said. “Hmm. How about ‘permeate’?” Peg asked. Exactly! As Jane once said, sometimes we critiquers are like doctors. We […]
Mar 25, 2014
Best Left Buried
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As you know, Barbara Burgess’ and my third cozy mystery is due to be released soon. The book is called Best left Buried. It is the third in the Darcy Campbell/Flora Tucker mother, daughter sleuth series. In this book, Darcy and Flora discover a long-buried secret from the past. A mystery that has its roots in […]
Mar 13, 2014
Light the World with Laughter
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Jane, who has a way with words, captioned one of the pictures we took yesterday. “Smiles of the cozy critters” she called it. And, she was right. When we get together for our critique, we do our fair share to light the world with laughter. I think we must be incurable optimists. We are doing […]
Mar 9, 2014
Success!
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Barbara Burgess’ and my third cozy, Best Left Buried, has a home! I am pleased and excited to announce that this third Darcy/Flora mystery has been picked up by Pen-L Publishing. Now, that’s enough to warm the cockles of any writer’s heart and turn a cloudy day (like this one) into one filled with sunshine! […]
