Posts Tagged: Dangerous and Unseemly
Hi everyone! Today is the first day of a week-long, Amateur Sleuths Group Giveaway sponsored by Henery Press. The giveaway features books from 32 mystery authors, myself included (more on that below). The topic of amateur sleuths got me thinking: why do readers and authors find the amateur so appealing? As a former…
Today I’m responding to Piper Bayard’s Firelands Reader/Blogger Challenge (which celebrates the debut of her post-apocalyptic novel Firelands -more on that below), because I can’t resist an opportunity to win a can of Tactical Bacon. Of course, Piper’s Survival Kit includes a lot of other handy tools for surviving The End of the World, but it…
Ah, summer…those poolside/beach-y days in our lounge chairs, soaking up the rays…those quiet nights, listening to the crickets, looking at the stars, or watching the fireflies (as a kid, I imagined that if I listened closely enough, I could hear the fireflies switching their little lights on and off, on and off…). The perfect companion?…
Thanks to the fabulous Kirsten Weiss, a fellow Misterio Press author who writes the Riga Hayworth series of super-cool, humorous paranormal detective stories, I now have a book trailer for my debut mystery, Dangerous and Unseemly. I’ll tell you a bit more about Kirsten in a minute, after you check out the video: Isn’t that terrific?…
Hi, everyone! Yesterday, I had the privilege of giving a talk to two sixth grade classes about writing novels. The Language Arts teacher is just starting a novel-writing unit that’s really cool, where the kids will come out of the process with a 30-50 page novel of their own creation, illustrated, bound and “published.” So…
Happy Friday! I’m over at Renee Schuls-Jacobson’s place today, talking about her college experiences in comparison to those of my college teacher protagonist, Professor Concordia Wells. I hope you’ll stop by – Renee is an engaging writer and fab cyber gal pal, and we’re having tons of fun. You should see the comment thread. 😀 Also, Renee…
Mystery writer Nancy Lauzon knows what any author “parent” of a brand-new book needs: a community of readers to celebrate the occasion! She’s interviewing me over at her site today. Click here to learn more about my new “bundle of joy,” and share a glass of virtual champagne. Also at Nancy’s place: the next clue in the Whodunnit…
Today I’m guest-posting over at mystery writer Jill Edmondson‘s blog, talking about my fave childhood sleuths! Check out how Nancy Drew and Scooby have come to influence my 19th century historical mysteries. I know – strange, right? Also, you’ll get to grab the next clue in the Whodunnit giveaway. See you there! Thanks, Kathy Be the…
