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When It’s Time to End a Series

June 8, 2022 Connie Berry Books, Writing

The first thing to say is my Kate Hamilton Mystery series is not ending. But I’ve been thinking about this question lately for two reasons. First because I’ve been developing a possible new historical mystery series, which has been fun. Second, because two wonderful series written by writer friends have recently and unexpectedly ended. Why, when the series were doing so well?

Stumblin’ outta bed and staggerin’ to the kitchen . . .

June 7, 2022 Keenan Powell Books, Fiction, Historical Mysteries

In In Place of Fear, we meet Helen Crowther the day before she begins her new job – her first job. She’s steeling herself, deciding what to wear, and still trying to persuade her parents that she’s not making a big mistake, biting off more than she can chew.

Where do you get book recommendations?

June 3, 2022 Tracee de Hahn #inspiration, Books, Fiction

Fellow Miss Demeanors, where do you turn for a book recommendation?

Memorial Day Reading List

May 30, 2022 Susan Breen Books

I was going to draw up a list of great books to read for Memorial Day, and then I happened to wander over to the American Writers Museum and saw that they had already compiled a wonderful list. So I thought perhaps I might just borrow/steal/be inspired by it.

The Locked Room Mystery

May 23, 2022 Tracee de Hahn Books, Fiction

Later this summer I set sail across the Atlantic on the Queen Mary II, the perfect place for a locked room mystery! While much larger than Agatha Christie’s vessel in Death on the Nile, it has a common essential element – no one can come on or off. If you aren’t familiar with the idea of a locked room mystery, here are a few essentials and a confession.

The Three Things I Love Most About Self-Publishing

May 16, 2022 Sharon Ward Books, Self Publishing, Self-publishing, Uncategorized, Writing

Self-publishing provides autonomy, insight, and velocity to a mystery author’s work. here’s a few of the benefits to authors.

6 Surprising Things I learned about Agatha Christie

May 4, 2022 Susan Breen Books

All I knew about the great mystery writer Agatha Christie was that she wrote many of my favorite mysteries and[…]

Hello World, Here I Come!

May 2, 2022 Connie Berry Books, Fiction, Giveaway

Launching a new book always feels a little like watching your child climb onto that big yellow school bus for the very first time. There she goes—your baby—into the big, wide world without you. In exactly a week—on May 10th—The Shadow of Memory, the fourth in the Kate Hamilton Mystery series, will make its debut. To celebrate, I’m giving away a signed copy (plus a few other goodies) to one lucky commenter during the month of May.