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Stalking isn’t cozy, but it’s in a cozy mystery
Author Cathy Perkins Stalking? In a cozy mystery? You bet. It’s one of the serious themes that mystery writer Cathy Perkins used in her book, So About the Money. An award-winning author, Cathy works in the financial industry, where she’s observed the hide-in-plain-sight skills employed by her villains. She writes predominantly financial-based mysteries but enjoys exploring…
Read MoreMen Write Cozies, too
Author James R. Callan I’m excited to have Jim Callan as my guest blogger. After a successful career in mathematics and computer science, receiving grants from the National Science Foundation and NASA, and being listed in Who’s Who in Computer Science and Two Thousand Notable Americans, James R. Callan turned to his first love—writing. He…
Read MoreCozies Get Serious: Author Linda Hengerer
I am so excited to have Linda Hengerer as my guest blogger today. Linda and I became friends through Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter. My husband and I have had the pleasure of working with Linda the years she was the major force behind organizing the Sleuthfest conference. When I invited writers of cozies to talk…
Read MoreCozy Mysteries with Serious Themes: Author Lynn Cahoon
Several weeks ago I wrote in a blog that I inserted serious issues into my cozy mysteries indicating that I wanted my work to be more than “fluff”. I then invited other writers of cozy mysteries to visit this blog to talk about how they used serious themes in their work. Today author Lynn Cahoon…
Read MoreOur September Chuckle, Funny Man Steve Shrott
Our Guest this month is Steve Shrott. His mystery short stories have been published in numerous print magazines and e-zines. His work has appeared in ten anthologies—two from Sisters-in-Crime (The Whole She-Bang, and Fishnets.) “Lucky Man,” his newest story, will be in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #18. He has had two humorous novels published, Audition…
Read MoreSharing a Laugh: Sally Carpenter
It’s the first Sunday of the month, the day I feature a humorous excerpt from a mystery. Today Sally Carpenter is joining us with The Cunning Cruise Ship Caper. Cruising on the high seas was never so much fun… or so deadly. Sally is native Hoosier now living in Moorpark, Calif. She has a master’s…
Read MoreYour Sunday Chuckle: Molly MacRae Visits
It’s the first Sunday of the month, and that means I’m posting a humorous excerpt from another writer on the blog. We can all use a laugh from time to time (I know I sure can). This is an opportunity for all you mystery writers out there who like to write funny to share your…
Read MoreF. M. Meredith Does It Again!
Yes, she’s doing yet another blog tour because, yes, she’s got yet another book out. And I am honored to be one of her blog stops. This woman leaves me breathless with the number of books she writes and her enthusiasm for promoting them. If the energizer bunny had a human face, I think…
Read MoreFrom Cozy to Traditional
Author Judy Alter loves humor, but does she write it? Her first book published was a cozy, but now her series has evolved. About Judy Alter The American West called to me during much of my career. I wrote particularly about women in the West because I admired their strength, courage, and adaptability. For…
Read MoreTwo Heads Make it Funnier than One
I have Morgan St. James as my guest this week, and she has some specific ideas about how to take the grisly act of murder and create out of it a funny mystery. You’ll be impressed with her background, her books and the work she has done for mystery writers. Former interior designer, MORGAN ST…
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