Guest Chick: Asha Greyling

The Chicks are so thrilled to welcome debut author Asha Greyling. Asha is sharing the inspiration behind her fascinating new book. A vampire-mystery mashup???? Yes, please! Ha, I’m a little nervous about this. I’ve never done anything like it before! Thank you so much to the Chicks team for giving me the opportunity to write a guest post. This year has been one of excitement … Continue reading Guest Chick: Asha Greyling

Guest Chick: Leanne Kale Sparks and #Giveaway

Hi, Ellen here, happy to welcome Leanne Kale Sparks to Chicks today. She’s sharing her thoughts on one of my personal favorite topics – humor in mysteries. Not only is it a fun read, Leanne is giving away a book from her Kendall Beck Thriller series! The Art of Making Readers Laugh with Murder and Serial Killers All Around As a rule, death is not … Continue reading Guest Chick: Leanne Kale Sparks and #Giveaway

Guest Chick: Esme Addison

The Chicks welcome back Esme Addison, whose newest Enchanted Bay Mystery, A Hex for Danger, launched yesterday. Today, Esme tackles a great topic… On Finding Inspiration Everywhere Most writers probably know that inspiration for stories can be found everywhere. I have a hard time turning that off – the ability to see something, meet someone or experience something and get an idea for a story. … Continue reading Guest Chick: Esme Addison

Guest Chick: Laura Jensen Walker

Hi all, Ellen here! I’m thrilled to host Laura Jensen Walker today, writing about a topic dear to my heart – the importance of humor in our books and lives, and the frustration we feel when it doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Make ‘em Laugh I never planned to write “funny.” I’m a former reporter who always wanted to write books, preferably novels. Writing … Continue reading Guest Chick: Laura Jensen Walker

Shameless Shilling, Byron Style

Despite the fact that I’m on the internet so much it probably looks like I live there, I’ve never been completely comfortable trumpeting my own work. But I have to. All authors do. Publishing economics dictate we handle the majority of our own promotion these days. So, to publicize a new release in a way I could live with, I decided I needed to call … Continue reading Shameless Shilling, Byron Style