Shenanigans mid-Bouchercon 2024: Leprechauns Meet Nashville Hot Chicken

Howdy, folks! Lisa here, posting from the 2024 Worldwide Mystery Conference in Nashville, TN. Having a fabulous time, although to be honest it’s just a teensy bit overwhelming at times with all the events and fabulous authors and panels and Apple steps. We’re not even midway through here, but here’s a random photo tour so far–more to come from Ellen on Monday! Continue reading Shenanigans mid-Bouchercon 2024: Leprechauns Meet Nashville Hot Chicken

Lisa Q. MathewsAugust 30, 202420 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews

13 Helpful Comments to Inspire a Mystery Writer (Redux)

Lisa here, peeking around the door of my office—aka Writer’s Jail. I’m trying hard not to panic with a looming publisher deadline and the launch of THE JIG IS UP next week. Hope you’ll enjoy this encore presentation post–because, hey, these inspirational comments for mystery writers never get old! Continue reading 13 Helpful Comments to Inspire a Mystery Writer (Redux)

Lisa Q. MathewsAugust 12, 2024August 10, 202428 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews

The Trouble with Perfect

Lisa’s reporting in from Book Jail, where she’s diligently writing the next title in the Irish Bed and Breakfast Mysteries (launching with THE JIG IS UP on 8/20). Yes, she’s been spending plenty of time at home, but she’s also been living 24/7 in a crazy parallel universe… Continue reading The Trouble with Perfect

Lisa Q. MathewsJune 3, 2024June 2, 202430 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews, Mysteries

Dateline: Malice Domestic 2024

Lisa here, literally just off the train from the annual Malice Domestic conference in Bethesda. I’m a little bleary-eyed and haven’t had a chance to process the whole amazing weekend yet, or organize any halfway coherent thoughts, but here are a few annotated photos (with, um, important disclaimers)… Continue reading Dateline: Malice Domestic 2024

Lisa Q. MathewsApril 29, 202431 Comments

Guest Post

Chicks Super Edition: Marla Cooper and Kellye Garrett

Surprise! Guess who just dropped by Chicks today? Two of our founding members, Chicks Emeritae, and authors extraordinaire Marla Cooper and Kellye Garrett! Of course we had a zillion questions for them, and they graciously agreed to share just a few of the amazing things they’ve been up to lately… Continue reading Chicks Super Edition: Marla Cooper and Kellye Garrett

Chicks on the CaseApril 17, 2024April 17, 202430 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Karina Bartow

Today we Chicks are delighted to welcome lovely and talented author Karina Bartow back to the blog. Karina is sharing her latest title in The Undefeated Detective series, ACCIDENTAL ALLIES, and posing a tricky question… Continue reading Guest Chick: Karina Bartow

Chicks on the CaseJanuary 31, 2024January 30, 202426 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews

Look, Ma–No Hands!

The One Where the Writer Tries to Write a Book in a Month. Seen this episode already? Or maybe the storyline sounds vaguely familiar… Welcome to the joys and potholes of National Novel Writing Month! Continue reading Look, Ma–No Hands!

Lisa Q. MathewsNovember 6, 2023November 5, 202340 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Marcie Rendon

We Chicks have a treat to share with you to kick off Native American Heritage Month: a lovely post from Marcie Rendon, author of the Cash Blackbear crime novels–and listed in Oprah’s 2020 list of 31 Native American Authors to Read. Marcie’s also offering a giveaway to one lucky commenter: a half-hour Zoom chat! Take it away, Marcie… Continue reading Guest Chick: Marcie Rendon

Chicks on the CaseNovember 1, 2023October 31, 202310 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Judy Penz Sheluk

Lisa here, delighted to play hostess today for amazing mystery author, anthology editor, and indie publishing expert Judy Penz Sheluk. Welcome back to Chicks, Judy–and hold onto your feathers, Everyone, because Judy’s here to tell us about her new step-by-step guides (1 recently published, 1 coming soon) that are sure to provide both inspiration and information to countless aspiring (and veteran) authors, no matter which publishing path they choose. Continue reading Guest Chick: Judy Penz Sheluk

Chicks on the CaseSeptember 27, 2023September 27, 202336 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews

Mystery Author Kristee: Writer of Worlds

We haven’t heard from Lisa since Barbenheimer—and it’s her day to post here at Chicks on the Case. But someone calling herself Mystery Kristee offered to step in for her. As you can imagine, we were in quite a bind, so what could we do? Take it away, uh…Kristee… Continue reading Mystery Author Kristee: Writer of Worlds

Lisa Q. MathewsJuly 24, 2023July 24, 202331 Comments

Guest Post

Guest Chick: Karen C. Whalen

Today the Chicks are delighted to welcome author Karen C. Whalen, author of The Dinner Club Mysteries and The Tow Truck Mysteries, to the blog. She’s sharing both a giveaway for joining her newsletter and her thoughts about why she writes. Take it away, Karen! Continue reading Guest Chick: Karen C. Whalen

Chicks on the CaseJuly 12, 2023July 9, 202331 Comments

Lisa Q. Mathews

A Girl and Her Typewriter – Redux

Recently Lisa returned to Portland, Maine for a quick weekend trip–and had the chance to revisit the super-cool Press Hotel. She couldn’t stay there, because it’s super expensive now and she was plum out of hotel points. But she felt nostalgic for this typewriter post–and thought she might share it again, for all you QWERTY fans…. Continue reading A Girl and Her Typewriter – Redux

Lisa Q. MathewsMay 15, 2023July 22, 202332 Comments