It’s been a busy summer for the Chicks. We’ve been to writing conferences, family reunions, book jail, and camping! All of this traveling has made us reminisce about our all-time fave vacations. Travel with us down memory lane.
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Happy anniversary – to us! To celebrate the first anniversary of Chicks on the Case, we’re sharing our first-ever group post. Check out our fave mystery authors and books, and share some of your own in the Comments section. Ellen Byron My all-time favorite mystery is Agatha Christie’s last published novel, Sleeping Murder. It features some familiar Christie tropes, but I don’t care. Every time I read it – … Continue reading The Chicks Pick Our Favorite Mysteries
The internet makes it all too easy to act in haste, whether it’s a careless “Reply all” or a click of a button that wasn’t quite ready to be clicked. (Perhaps it’s even a premature blog post… if you’ve ever gotten an email alert from us, then clicked to find there was nothing there, odds are, that’s exactly what happened!) We’re sharing our most embarrassing online moments—and we want to hear yours, too!
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We Chicks always write books. But when we don’t, we choose all kinds of other ways to channel those artful passions. Are they the most interesting creative outlets in the world? Well, you be the judge–but they work for us!
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We’re in full celebration mode. Our very own Chick Kellye announced this week that her Pay Day series will be published by Midnight Ink starting next year! To honor the occasion, the Chicks are offering her advice from their own experiences publishing their first novels! But first, a word from Kellye…
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Summer’s officially here, and students everywhere are out getting their feet wet in the job pool, earning valuable job experience—or at least a few good stories they can tell their grandkids one day. This week at Chicks on the Case, we’re reminiscing about our early employment, from first jobs to summer internships.
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So what if our sleuths went off on vacay (hey, even fictional detectives deserve a break every now and then) and left another character in charge of their cases? It’s Freaky Friday at Chicks on the Case–read on to find out who’s saying, “I’m the crime solver now!”
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We’ve already shared our not-so-checkered pasts when it comes to the history of our own names. For this go-round, we decided to share how we came up with the perfect names for our beloved characters. Hint: It’s sometimes more complicated than just picking a name out of a hat.
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There’s a lot going on in Chick Land right about now, so we’re taking the week off. But rather than just skip one of our beloved Friday group posts, we thought we’d go deep into the vaults and offer up one of our favorite early posts, from around our second week of blogging when we had approximately four readers. We hope you enjoy this Special Edition Rerun!
We Chicks are a hardy bunch–but our plant companions, maybe not so much. Read on for our withering tales of horticultural woe…
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What happens when three (out of four) Chicks meet up for the first time at one of the biggest traditional mystery conventions in the country? Read on for a recap of this year’s Malice Domestic convention!
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