Please join the Chicks in welcoming Kathy Valenti, author of the Maggie O’Malley Mysteries! The Sophomore Slump I was on a writing high when I began 39 Winks, the second book in the Maggie O’Malley Mystery Series. My debut novel Protocol had been well received with Agatha and Lefty noms, and I made outlines, created character portraits and squirreled away office supplies as I prepared … Continue reading Guest Chick: Kathy Valenti
Today we’re feeling festive, so we’re imagining what our characters would bring if they were invited to a pot luck. Because it’s the beginning of Pot Luck Season worldwide! Or does that last year-round? In any case, let’s see what we end up with… Continue reading “It’s Pot Luck Time!”
How do you unwind in order to get a good night’s sleep? If you said reading, you may not enjoy the same kind of books as I do. I read mysteries—cozies, traditional, police procedurals, suspense, thrillers—all of which keep me up reading way past my bed time. And don’t tell me to give up coffee. I’ll admit to being a caffeine addict. I’ve given up trying … Continue reading Falling Fast Asleep with Slow TV
Here it is, my obligatory Malice Domestic post! Actually, it’s my second. Yesterday I was over at Cozy Up with Kathy blogging about the fact that the thirtieth Malice happened to coincide with my fifth visit (although not in order), so it felt like a bit of an anniversary for me as well. Today, I thought I’d share a fun photo album. Let’s start with … Continue reading Malice-iously yours: a photo album
We’ve all had them: managers and bosses who will forever hold a special place in our memories. Some were dedicated, encouraging mentors, from whom we learned so much about how to succeed on the job, in our future careers, and even in life in general. And then there are those OTHER bosses we Chicks will never forget…
Continue reading “Good Boss, Bad Boss”
We’re thrilled to have Mary Higgins Clark, Agatha, Lefty and Anthony award nominated writer Nadine Nettmann with us today to celebrate the release of Pairing a Deception, the third book in her Sommelier Mystery series. It’s out May 8, but you can preorder your copy now! Continue reading “Guest Interview: Nadine Nettmann”
Right at this very moment, the random files sitting on my computer are a near-perfect representation of the things that have been going on in my life for the last month: active projects, miscellaneous pictures, screenshots of things that amused me, a mai tai recipe…. It’s like my own personal time capsule of April, 2018. So if you were to peek at my desktop, what … Continue reading A writer’s laptop junk drawer
We all have those fears we know don’t really make sense but haunt us anyway. Here are ours…
Continue reading “Our Most Irrational Fears”
As you read this, I am (hopefully) chugging along on the Acela Express from Boston to New York City, where my daughter is getting married on Friday. Please forgive me that I am re-sharing a post from a while back because, well…I’m a wee bit stressed and running behind schedule. But really, the cautionary tale of poor old Charlie, who rides the train forever through the streets of Boston, bears repeating… Continue reading Writer on the Stress Express
Get to know the Chicks better with another round of Friday Fun Facts — a cornucopia of fun but useless information that we felt compelled to share. Find out what we’re reading, eating, regretting, or looking forward to, then share some fun facts of your own in the comments below!
The Chicks: Thanks for paying us a visit, Seven Sinister Sisters! The Seven Sinister Sisters: Thanks so much to Ellen Byron for inviting us, and to all the terrific Chicks on the Case for hosting the Seven Sinister Sisters on our grand blog tour! We are seven mystery authors, all members of Sisters in Crime, with new books launching this spring. Our question for today: … Continue reading Welcome, Seven Sinister Sisters
We put some interesting questions to this year’s nominees for the Agatha Best Contemporary Novel award. Here are their answers, plus a special mini-interview with nominee and legendary mystery author, Margaret Maron… QUESTION: What would you do differently if you were starting out as a writer again? LOUISE PENNY: I think I’d enjoy it more. I’d spent decades dreaming of what it would be … Continue reading Agatha Best Contemporary Novel Nominees: We Asked, They Answered
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