On Blueberry Hill
Strawberry season was a bust here in NH last month, thanks to extreme early heat and nonstop rain. Rinse and repeat. But I have high hopes for blueberry season later this month… Continue reading On Blueberry Hill
Author: Lisa Q. Mathews
I write the Irish Bed & Breakfast Mysteries and the Ladies Smythe & Westin mystery series. Used to work with Nancy Drew.
The Trouble with Perfect
Lisa’s reporting in from Book Jail, where she’s diligently writing the next title in the Irish Bed and Breakfast Mysteries (launching with THE JIG IS UP on 8/20). Yes, she’s been spending plenty of time at home, but she’s also been living 24/7 in a crazy parallel universe… Continue reading The Trouble with Perfect
Dateline: Malice Domestic 2024
Lisa here, literally just off the train from the annual Malice Domestic conference in Bethesda. I’m a little bleary-eyed and haven’t had a chance to process the whole amazing weekend yet, or organize any halfway coherent thoughts, but here are a few annotated photos (with, um, important disclaimers)… Continue reading Dateline: Malice Domestic 2024
Chasing Rabbits: Me, Myself & Alice
I’ve never been fond of Alice from Lewis Carroll’s ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. She’s easily bored, asks endless questions, and she’s often cross and disrespectful. In short, a brat. Continue reading Chasing Rabbits: Me, Myself & Alice
Games Authors Play
When I was 3, my big sis headed off to college. Beyond school and the occasional play date—which meant someone’s mom had to fire up the station wagon or VW Bug and drive across time—it was up to me to amuse myself… Continue reading Games Authors Play
Look, Ma–No Hands!
The One Where the Writer Tries to Write a Book in a Month. Seen this episode already? Or maybe the storyline sounds vaguely familiar… Welcome to the joys and potholes of National Novel Writing Month! Continue reading Look, Ma–No Hands!
The Great Pumpkin Lives!
Forget the candy and costumes and cauldrons. I’m with Linus of Peanuts fame: Halloween is all about the pumpkins. Will I wait through the night in a worthy gourd patch for the mysterious Great Pumpkin to make his annual appearance? Nah, I’ve got other plans… Continue reading The Great Pumpkin Lives!
Mystery Author Kristee: Writer of Worlds
We haven’t heard from Lisa since Barbenheimer—and it’s her day to post here at Chicks on the Case. But someone calling herself Mystery Kristee offered to step in for her. As you can imagine, we were in quite a bind, so what could we do? Take it away, uh…Kristee… Continue reading Mystery Author Kristee: Writer of Worlds
You’ve Come a Long Way, Author
This spring has been quite the crazy whirl for all of us Chicks, and as we barrel into summer it doesn’t look as if things will slow down anytime soon. There are pros and cons to that, of course, but this past weekend one of us did a Very Good Thing: She spent quality time with a great group of authors and readers at her local library… . Continue reading You’ve Come a Long Way, Author
A Girl and Her Typewriter – Redux
Recently Lisa returned to Portland, Maine for a quick weekend trip–and had the chance to revisit the super-cool Press Hotel. She couldn’t stay there, because it’s super expensive now and she was plum out of hotel points. But she felt nostalgic for this typewriter post–and thought she might share it again, for all you QWERTY fans…. Continue reading A Girl and Her Typewriter – Redux
Livin’ the Author Dream, Baby: Uncle Joey’s Big Night
April brings Spring-ier weather (usually), holidays, the Malice Domestic conference for mystery lovers, and…the Agatha Awards! This year the Chicks will be well-represented in Bethesda—can’t wait to see many of you there. Here Lisa takes us behind the scenes as she tries to reason with unsinkable Frankie impersonator Joey Romano from her nominated short story, “Fly Me to the Morgue”… Continue reading Livin’ the Author Dream, Baby: Uncle Joey’s Big Night
288 Hours to Paddy’s Day!
This year some of us Chicks will spend St. Patrick’s Day together—at Left Coast Crime in Tucson. We have a few Irish-themed treats up our sleeves, together with our friends from the Cozy Mystery Crew—but in the meantime, here’s a helpful guide to prepping for the day that’s ever-green (even in the desert). You don’t have to drink, and you don’t need to be remotely Irish to have fun! Continue reading 288 Hours to Paddy’s Day!
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