Good Mourning
When you write mysteries, you tend to gravitate toward the macabre, which is how I ended up on the Creole Mourning Tour offered by St. Joseph Plantation in Louisiana. Continue reading Good Mourning
Best thing to happen since… sliced bread
Hey, it’s National Sandwich Day (Nov. 3)! I’ll bet some of you nearly let the occasion slip by unnoticed. (Who makes up these days anyway)? The Chicks take this opportunity to wax nostalgic about school lunches, sharing with friends, and lunchbox treats. So, PB&J — yay or nay?
Guest Chick: Maggie Barbieri
Please welcome the wonderful Maggie Barbieri; the third book in her Belfast McGrath series (written as Maggie McConnon) will be out in December! I recently had a spirited discussion with the members of my book club – a group consisting of six men and two women – about the idea of characterization over plot. You know what I’m talking about: How much character development is … Continue reading Guest Chick: Maggie Barbieri
A Killer Halloween Wedding
I have a deep and abiding love for all things Halloween-related. So when the always-awesome Kim Davis asked me to be part of Kathi Daley’s “Halloween Spooktacular” on Facebook, of course I said yes. A Facebook party with a whole bunch of mystery writers and a whole lot more Halloween hijinks? No way was I going to miss that. Since I didn’t know what the other … Continue reading A Killer Halloween Wedding
Bewitching Halloween Memories
Halloween is almost here, which means stocking up on bite-sized candy bars, coming up with last-minute costumes, and picking out scary movies to watch on Netflix. As we get ready for ghosts, goblins, and sugar comas, we’re taking a moment to think about Halloweens past and share some of our favorite Halloween memories.
You’ve Got Kleenex
This past week hasn’t been the greatest. I somehow came down with a miserable cold, just when I had Very Important Things to Do. I’ll admit, I am not ordinarily the most patient of patients, and I usually try to power through my regularly-scheduled programming, but this time all efforts were futile. Continue reading You’ve Got Kleenex
#AskMeAnything with Chick Ellen Byron
We’re trying something new today instead of our usual Friday group post. Instead of all six of us answering a question, we decided to put one chick on the hot seat in our own version of #AskMeAnything. Read on to learn what we’ve been dying to know about our own lovely Ellen Byron! Continue reading “#AskMeAnything with Chick Ellen Byron”
Guest Chick: Auralee Wallace
We’re thrilled to have author Auralee Wallace stop by Chicks today. Ring in the Year with Murder, the fourth book in her hysterical Otter Lake Mystery series, is out October 31.
The Chicks Favorite Holiday Traditions
We’re still celebrating the launch of Ellen’s third novel, A Cajun Christmas Killing! Since the book revolves around the Cajun tradition of bonfires on the levee, we’ve decided to share our own favorite holiday traditions.
Fun, Fearless Scribe?
In her guest post on the Chicks last week, talented author Julie Hennrikus shared some insights about moving past our fears. She posed a question that got me thinking. Do we push ourselves on a regular basis to do things we didn’t think we could do? I’m not as brave as my protagonist Liv McKay, who plans killer parties while tracking down murderers. And I’m … Continue reading Fun, Fearless Scribe?
A Cajun Christmas Killing is in stores!
Christmas came early for the Chicks this year with today’s release of A Cajun Christmas Killing, the third book in Ellen Byron’s award-winning Cajun Country Mystery series. It’s available today on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, Target, and Walmart. Read on to learn more!
The Tumor That Changed My Life
Social media promotion, which all authors have to do these days, means we spend a lot of time sharing about our lives as well as our books . But this is something I haven’t talked about in years. When I was twenty-five, I had a cramp that refused to go away. I thought it was a bladder infection. It turned out to be a tumor … Continue reading The Tumor That Changed My Life
