Chick Chat: Resolutions
Let’s talk New Year’s resolutions! Did you make any this year? If so, how are they going so far? Or…which ones have you broken already? Continue reading “Chick Chat: Resolutions”
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Ho ho hooo boy! The Chicks are on holiday.
Happy holidays, dearest friends! We hope your days are merry and bright–and filled with good books, good friends, and good cheer. The Chicks are on holiday until January 6, 2023. (Yes, we had to edit that a couple of times to get the year right.) We’re looking forward to hanging out with you in the New Year and beyond. xoxo Continue reading Ho ho hooo boy! The Chicks are on holiday.
CHICK CHAT: Our favorite funny movies, and/or TV shows
Chicks Holiday Shopping Guide
What’s better than the perfect gift? A PAIR of perfect gifts! We asked each of the Chicks to pair one of their books with a potential gift idea. Please check out the results below, just in time for the holidays… Lisa Q. Mathews There’s no snow, except for the fake kind, but what could be more holiday-festive (and dangerous) than Fashion Week in glittering Milano, FL? … Continue reading Chicks Holiday Shopping Guide
Chick Chat: Our Favorite Funny Writers
Besides (obviously) us Chicks, we’re sharing about writers who tickle our funny bone. Who do we love and admire? Find out, and feel free to add your favorites! Lisa Q. Mathews Oh, gosh–I do NOT have enough room here to answer this question! But okay, here’s an initial stab (not including my fellow Chicks, of course): Jean Kerr, of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies fame, … Continue reading Chick Chat: Our Favorite Funny Writers
Chick Chat: Seeds of Mirth–or Murder?
Today we Chicks share our (mostly) humorous experiences from real life that inspired an element in our writing: books, series, characters, scenes–you name it. Read on and feel free to add a few of your own!
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Chick Chat: Our Favorite Fan Moments
Being an author of mystery novels can be lonesome, stressful, aggravating, and plain hard work. But the benefits FAR outweigh the negatives, and one of the best parts of this life is interacting with our readers. So today, we’re talking about our favorite fan moments we’ve had over the years.
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Chick Chat: Do you make yourself laugh?
We love to laugh. And we love to write funnily. So when looking at this humor Venn diagram, the question is: Do we laugh at ourselves–specifically when writing?
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Chick Chat: Funny or not funny? Hmm…
There’s no denying humor is subjective. One person finds fart jokes hilarious (that would be Ellen) while someone else (well, everyone else) finds them puerile. So, how do we who purport to be “mystery writers with a killer sense of humor” determine what’s funny and what’s not – for ourselves and for our readers?
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Chick Chat: Funny Situations We’ve Endured … Or Caused
What’s so funny about crime? Well, nothing. But crime writing is an altogether different story, no pun intended. The Chicks got together recently to chat about some funny situations we’ve found ourselves in over the course of our writing career. Continue reading “Chick Chat: Funny Situations We’ve Endured … Or Caused”
Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays!
Season’s greetings, beloved readers! We hope you enjoy the yearly sharing of our holiday baby Chicks cards. We’ll back on January 3rd. Until then, we wish you and yours the happiest of happy seasons and a bright New Year! Ellen Byron Lisa Q. Mathews Vickie Fee Cynthia Kuhn Kathleen Valenti Becky Clark Jennifer J. Chow Readers, any plans for the holidays? Let us know … Continue reading Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays!
Chick Chat: Movies/Books We (at least) Loved
Tastes are subjective, they say (whoever they are). What movies and books have the Chicks loved that the critics hated? Read on for our picks:
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Chicks on the Case 