Guest Chick: Lorie Lewis Ham and a giveaway!

We’re so happy to have Lorie Lewis Ham visit us today! If you don’t know her from her books, you surely know her from her Kings River Life Magazine or the Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast, both a treasure trove for readers. And if that’s not enough, today she’s also giving away an ebook copy of either of her books to one lucky commenter! My current mystery … Continue reading Guest Chick: Lorie Lewis Ham and a giveaway!

“C’mon … It’ll Be Fun,” She Said

When it was announced that Left Coast Crime 2025 would be held in Denver, I knew my Colorado chapter of Sisters in Crime would be involved. I also knew it would be fantastic timing to finally pull the trigger on producing a short story anthology for our chapter. Only problem was we’d never done one before. So I contacted other SinC chapters and the national … Continue reading “C’mon … It’ll Be Fun,” She Said

Guest Chick: Karen White and #giveaway

Ellen here, and I’m so excited to welcome bestselling author Karen White to Chicks today. Not only is Karen a fellow Tulane University alum, we discovered that we both lived in the same apartment across from the campus – a decade apart – and Karen uses it as a setting in her popular Royal Street series! In addition to her solo career, Karen writes New … Continue reading Guest Chick: Karen White and #giveaway

Holidays in Hilo

Thanksgiving is now past, which means we’re full-throttle into the holiday season. For some, that means hot toddies by the fireplace, ugly (or beautiful, depending on the eye of the beholder) sweaters, picking out a Christmas tree, and tobogganing in the snow. (Okay, having just typed that, I had to look up the etymology of “toboggan,” a word I heard a lot more back in … Continue reading Holidays in Hilo

Black Friday: Big Deal or Big Bust? Discuss.

Happy Day-After-Thanksgiving, Readers! You’ve slept off the tryptophan and that second piece of pecan pie. Inquiring minds (that would be us Chicks) want to know: How will you spend this actual Black Friday? Will you be in line for that doorbuster special (if you can find one)? Shop in your jammies all day from your laptop while bingeing BritBox? Or are you feeling a tad Grinchy this ho-ho-holiday season?

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Guest Chick and Giveaway: Jennifer K. Morita

Happy Almost-Thanksgiving, Everyone–and do we Chicks have a pre-feast treat for you! Debut author Jennifer K. Morita is here to tell us about the inspiration behind her brand new mystery: GHOSTS OF WAIKIKI. The book is already amassing rave reviews–AND Jennifer is generously offering a #GIVEAWAY to one lucky commenter. Take it away, Jennifer! Continue reading Guest Chick and Giveaway: Jennifer K. Morita

Guest Chick: Edith Maxwell

Today, the Chicks are pleased as wine punch to welcome back the marvelous Edith Maxwell, who has a new book releasing next week. Take it away, Edith! My Chickie Inspirations Thanks so much to the Chicks for inviting me back to celebrate the release of Deadly Crush, my second Cece Barton mystery! The book will be out next Tuesday. Since this is the Chicks on … Continue reading Guest Chick: Edith Maxwell

Never too late to start writing

Like many people I start each January with a list of resolutions of all the things I’m going to accomplish during this calendar year. You know the list – ambitious, optimistic, unrealistic goals. Most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by March and have forgotten all about them by April.  Not me. I stop actively pursuing those goals by March, but I tell (lie to) … Continue reading Never too late to start writing