Posts by LesleyADiehl
A Holiday Giveaway
Just in time for your holiday reading: I’m giving away a copy of A Secondhand Murder. It’s simple to win. Just comment on this blog and I’ll choose one of the comment authors as the winner. The winner’s name will be posted just before Christmas day.
Read MoreBook tour for Scream Muddy Murder
Just in time for the holidays! Scream Muddy Murder, book 3 in the Big Lake Murder Mysteries is on tour with Escape with Dollycas Book Tours. https://www.escapewithdollycas.com/great-escapes-virtual-book-tours/upcoming-great-escapes-book-tours/scream-muddy-murder-big-lake-murder-mysteries-by-lesley-a-diehl/ The tour includes -blogs from me, -blogs from some of the characters in the book, -reviews, -recipes and -spot lights on the book. You can also enter a contest for…
Read MoreRuminating about a writer’s responsibility
Hubby and I were having a cup of tea together after lunch, and our conversation drifted away from the cold weather to writing. He’s also a mystery writer, and we often find ourselves talking about various topics associated with writing, promotion and publicity. He made a comment I found interesting. He said that he thought…
Read MoreFred’s Story
A Ghost’s Story Written by Fred the Ghost with Lesley A. Diehl’s help As many of you know, I adopted the ghost who occupies our small cottage in a river valley in Upstate New York as my literary muse. My relationship with Fred is an evolving one. Let me explain how and why. Once upon…
Read MoreA Tribute to Billie Johnson and Oak Tree Press
Many of you have never heard of Oak Tree Press, nor do you know the person who founded it and grew the company, Billie Johnson. Because Billie died last week after a long illness, you will not get the opportunity to meet her or read the Oak Tree books. We have lost Billie, but not…
Read MoreGuest Blogger Judy Penz Sheluk
I’m please to have Judy Penz Sheluk pay another visit to my blog. She is the Amazon international bestselling author of the Glass Dolphin Mysteries and the Marketville Mysteries. Her short stories appear in several collections. Judy is also a member of Sisters in Crime International, Sisters in Crime – Guppies, Sisters in Crime – Toronto, International…
Read MoreA little romance with your dead body?
Not only does a cozy mystery need a crime to be solved, I think it also needs a bit of romance. Since cozies are often series books, this means the author can develop the relationship slowly. The question is how slowly? One book? Two? Or more? Looking over the series I have written, I…
Read MoreIs this gal cozy?
In interviews and at book events I’m often asked if my protagonists are like me. I always answer no and add that they may be an idealized version of me—younger, smarter, more adventurous, and much more interesting. Yet that is not true of Eve Appel. She is no exaggeration of any of my characteristics.…
Read MoreWhy I write cozy mysteries
I didn’t start out intending to write cozy mysteries. I began writing mysteries with humor in them. I needed to laugh, and I thought others might also. My need for a chuckle was actually a form of catharsis, making light of some times in my life that were difficult. What better way to get beyond…
Read MoreAuthors Supporting Other Authors
On this blog last week, I related an unpleasant experience I had with a local author, and many of you shared similar experiences. However, I think authors run across more support than rejection with other writers, so I decided I would use my blog to bring balance to this discussion by sharing all the good…
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