I’m the author of the Natalie McMasters Mysteries. I want to thank Becky Clark for allowing me space on Chicks on the Case to talk about the growing popularity of audiobooks. Natalie McMasters—a detective for the new millennium. I finished my first Natalie McMasters novel, Stripper! when I was 65, and after a year of querying agents with no takers, I decided to publish it … Continue reading Guest Chick: Thomas A. Burns, Jr
Chicks on the Case here, and it’s a Black Friday Special! Two posts for the price of one – as in free!! SUCH a deal! We’re thrilled to welcome Mariah Fredericks for her first Chicks visit. Mariah writes the Jane Prescott Mysteries, a wonderful historical cozy series set in Gilded Age New York. Read on to see how personal adversity inspired professional success… Sometimes I … Continue reading Guest Chick: Mariah Fredericks
Hi, Vickie, here. Today the Chicks are thrilled to welcome author Sarah Fox. The cleverly titled, AN ALE OF TWO CITIES, newest in her Literary Pub Mysteries, was released this week! Take it away, Sarah! In the writing world, we often talk about whether we’re plotters or pansters. Some writers like to meticulously outline a book before they write it while others (the pansters) prefer … Continue reading Guest Chick Sarah Fox: Killer Switcheroo
The Chicks on the Case are delighted to welcome back Sybil Johnson, author of the Aurora Anderson mysteries. The fifth book in the series, Ghosts of Paintings Past, was published yesterday–just in time for the holidays! Unexpected Influences I’ve read tons of books and seen a lot of TV shows and movies over the years. Every once in a while I think about how fictional … Continue reading Guest Chick: Sybil Johnson
Ellen here, thrilled to welcome Laurie Chandlar to her first Chicks visit! LA writes the wonderful Art Deco Mystery series, set in my hometown of New York, New York. But I didn’t even know some of the fascinating facts she shares today about some of the city’s most iconic Art Deco sites… The Inspiring Art Deco of the Art Deco Mysteries Art Deco is one … Continue reading Guest Chick: L.A. Chandlar
Ellen here, happy to welcome Lois Winston , author of the awesome Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries, to her Chicks debut! A pain-in-the-you-know-what mother-in-law. A chatty parrot. One inspired by real life, one total fiction. Read on to find out which is which… A Curmudgeon of a Mother-in-Law and a Shakespeare-Quoting Parrot What do a nasty mother-in-law and a Shakespeare-quoting parrot have in common? They’re both … Continue reading Guest Chick: Lois Winston
Ellen here! I recently happened upon V.M. Burns Mystery Bookshop Mysteries, and was hooked. V.M. does something that I’m awed by. She writes a mystery within the mystery. Her protagonist Samantha Washington aspires to be a mystery novelist. As she’s solving mysteries in the present, she’s writing her own mysteries, set in 1938 England. I was so intrigued by this feat that I asked V.M. … Continue reading Guest Chick: V.M. Burns
Lisa here–and I’m thrilled to welcome back the ever-lovely and talented Angela M. Sanders, author of several fabulous mystery series, including the upcoming Witch Way Librarian Mysteries (can’t wait!). She always has interesting stories to share from her glamorous life, and here is one from her latest trip to France… Continue reading Guest Chick: Angela M. Sanders
Ellen here, and I’m so happy to welcome A.R. Kennedy to her first Chicks post. Don’t miss the darling photos of her doggies! My Writing Companions People often wonder how does a writer write. But a more entertaining question is “Who does a writer write with?” This author writes with these two small pups. They are usually running around my condo. Occasionally, they are sleeping. … Continue reading Guest Chick: A.R. Kennedy
Kathy here. The Chicks are thrilled to welcome bestselling, prolific (seriously!), and all-around-amazing author Vicki Delany, who’s turning a classic writing axiom on its ear. Take it away, Vicki! Write What You Want to Know There is an old adage: Write what you know. I’ve never agreed with that. Frankly, what most of us know (and thus what we do in our lives) isn’t very … Continue reading Guest Chick: Vicki Delaney
Ellen here, happy to welcome friend and fellow mystery author Nancy Cole Silverman back to the Chicks. I was thrilled when I discovered that Nancy is a neighbor! We live only a few blocks from each other. We translated proximity into a weekly routine that recently exposed something people might be surprised to learn about me. Read on… TUESDAYS WITH ELLEN Some of you may … Continue reading Guest Chick: Nancy Cole Silverman
Please join us in welcoming Leslie Budewitz, award-winning author of the Seattle Spice Shop and Food Lovers’ Village mysteries, to Chicks on the Case! We’re thrilled to have you visiting us today, Leslie. What Do You Mean, It’s Tuesday? It was a cold, wet Saturday. I’d walked to work in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, where I run a spice shop, from my loft on Western … Continue reading Guest Chick: Leslie Budewitz
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