Let’s give a warm welcome to Laura Jensen Walker, who’s back on our blog today! Love that Laura wrote about real-life women and honored them in her historical debut! The Journalist vs. The Novelist (Giveaway) Thanks so much to Ellen and the Chicks for having me back again. It’s great to be here celebrating my historical debut, DEATH OF A FLYING NIGHTINGALE! As an Air … Continue reading Guest Chick: Laura Jensen Walker and #giveaway
The Chicks are beyond thrilled to welcome back one of our favorite authors and human beings, Catriona McPherson. Remember how Winston Churchill supposedly said, “Guests and fish stink after three days?” You’re in for a treat as Catriona shares her usual hilarious take on the subject of guests, which plays into the plot of her 16th – yes, you read that right, 16th – irresistible … Continue reading Guest Chick: Catriona McPherson
Please join us in welcoming M.S. Greene, author of There’s No Murder Like Show Murder, to Chicks on the Case! We’re so happy to be hosting him today. There are two things I’ve been for as long as I can remember: a theatre nerd and a mystery lover. (And if you count “pizza eater,” there are three things.) So, when I set out to write … Continue reading Guest Chick: M.S. Greene
Today the Chicks are pleased to welcome debut author Christina Estes, winner of the Tony Hillerman Prize for Best First Mystery Set in The Southwest. Off the Air, which was published on March 26, is the first in a series featuring Jolene Garcia, a TV reporter investigating the suspicious death of a controversial radio talk show host. Christina is giving away a copy of Off … Continue reading Guest Chick: Christina Estes
Today we Chicks are delighted to welcome our good friend, newbie author Tammy Barker, who’s sharing one of her favorite places for mystery inspiration. Take it away, Tammy! Continue reading Guest Chick: Tammy Barker
Today the Chicks are pleased to welcome Judy Penz Sheluk, author, editor, and publisher extraordinaire, whose newest anthology, Larceny & Last Chances, released just last month. Take it away, Judy! THE FINE ART OF COVER ART It’s said a good cover can sell a book. I’m not sure if that’s true but I do know, from personal experience, that some of my books have better … Continue reading Guest Chick: Judy Penz Sheluk
We adore Nancy Cole Silverman and we double-adore having her on Chicks on the Blog. Today, the award-winning, multi-series writing author talks about old passions and new beginnings. Take it away, Nancy! I used to have a great aunt who, at 66, decided to go back to nursing school because she wanted to be a travel nurse and, at 70, build a harp because she … Continue reading You’re Never Too Old
We Chicks want to give a warm welcome to Sydney! She’s here to talk about different ways to discover a new book–including being drawn to beautiful covers! Judge a Book by its Cover? You Bet I Do! By Sydney Leigh With so many books coming out every month, even the most voracious of readers has to whittle down their list of TBR’s (To Be Read’s). … Continue reading Guest Chick: Sydney Leigh and #Giveaway
The Chicks are excited to welcome Gianetta Murray to the blog today. She has a wonderful tale to tell about her journey across the pond to a new life and how it inspired her enticing new mystery… Stranger in a Strange Land Despite a long career as a librarian and tech editor, I always knew I wanted to write a murder mystery someday. I was … Continue reading Guest Chick: Gianetta Murray and #giveaway
The Chicks are thrilled to have Valerie Burns (aka VM Burns aka Kallie E. Benjamin) visiting us today! Valerie writes multiple wonderful series, so she has to come up with many interesting things to write about. If you’ve ever wondered how authors manage to generate plotworthy ideas, here is your answer! Where do Authors Get their Ideas? I’m often asked where I get ideas for … Continue reading Guest Chick: Valerie Burns
The Chicks can bearly stand the flood of excitement that Linda Norlander is visiting today. Not only is she sharing some cautionary tails, she’s also giving away one of her ebooks to a lucky commenter! Floods and Bears and Other Lessons When it’s New Year’s Eve, you’ve worked all day and have guests coming for dinner, it’s never good to be greeted at the door … Continue reading Guest Chick: Linda Norlander and a Giveaway
We’re delighted to have author pal Thomas A. Burns Jr. visiting with the Chicks today. It’s nice to have a fella on deck, since we have more authors of the female variety that hang out with us on the blog. Tom writes the Natalie McMasters Mystery and also writes stories about one of the most beloved detectives of all time —Sherlock Holmes. Today he will … Continue reading Guest Chick: Tom Burns
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