Ilene Schneider, Rabbi and Author says humor is subjective

Like me, Ilene Schneider had one career, then retired to yet another.  I’m so happy she did because she writes funny cozy mysteries, some of the funniest you’ll ever read.  You’ll understand why when you rad waht she has to say about writing funny. Rabbi Ilene Schneider, Ed.D., one of the first six women rabbis…

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What did you do this year?

It’s already the middle of December, and I’m trying to figure out where the year has gone.  Well, I know part of the answer to that question.  I spent last winter with vertigo, the summer in the dentist’s chair when I wasn’t watching hubby build a new porch, a project that took summer and fall,…

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Funny Characters Make a Funny Mystery from Author Jennifer Skully

We’ve got two for one today.  Our guest blogger not only writes mysteries, but she also writes romance.  Seems like a perfect combination to me.  There’s nothing like a little romance to make a murder sing. NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Skully is a lover of contemporary romance, bringing you poignant tales…

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Murder and Mirth from Author Cindy Sample

Cindy Sample’s Dying For… mysteries feature some unusual scenes, like dueling backhoes!  She also is fond of creating unusual and fun characters such as a grannie who drives a red Mustang convertible.  So who better than Cindy to talk about humor and murder. Cindy is a former mortgage banking CEO who decided plotting murder was more entertaining…

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A Guy with Lots of Funny Creds

What a background this author has!  Steve Shrott’s short mystery fiction has appeared in numerous print magazines and ezines. His work has been published in twelve anthologies––two from Sisters-in-Crime (Fish Nets and The Whole She-Bang.) He was a winner in the Joe Konrath short story contest. His humorous mystery novel, Audition for Death, was recently…

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Mariachi Band Member Writes About Murder

Today my guest is D. R. Ransdell.  She and I share a love of mystery, humor and, like her, my house is owned by two cats. D.R. Ransdell lives in Tucson, Arizona where she can enjoy good swimming weather most of the year. She loves to travel, so exotic locations are often a feature in…

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AJ Lape tells us what’s so funny about murder

Today one more author weighs in on humor and murder.  A J lape is the author of several mysteries.  DareIi say they are downright hilarious? Here’s what she has to say about humor, mystery and murder: Thank you, Lesley Diehl, for inviting me to your blog!!! I’m so honored! Lesley and I are in a…

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I Don’t Know What’s So Funny About Murder

It’s me, Lesley, blog owner, and it’s my turn to chime in about writing funny stuff in murder mysteries.I’m one of the writers whose humorous cozy mystery (Murder Is Academic) is included in the boxed set of mysteries What’s So funny About Murder. I really don’t know what’s so funny about murder.  Don’t you think I’d know…

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