Daruma Dolls
I’m always surprised at the amount of research my cozy mysteries require. I mean, they’re not police procedurals or historicals or true crime or anything,
November 8, 2021
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Category: Behind The Books
Let’s Judge Them By Their Covers
I probably don’t have to tell you that a lot goes into a book cover. There’s psychology, design aspects, color theory, font decisions, genre considerations,
October 18, 2021
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Building Character—Literally
I’m working on a new series proposal and I thought you might be interested in how I populate this world. First, I think of all
July 12, 2021
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Re-Re-Re-Research
Sheesh, how many times you gotta check facts?? I got an email recently from Rebecca, my production editor. She was alerting me that I might
May 22, 2021
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Reluctant Heroes
When I write — whether for kids or adults — I seem to be drawn to characters who are going about their normal, everyday lives,
April 12, 2021
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I’m Losing Sleep Wondering!
When I’m done with a manuscript, and the book is in print, I’m left with my 3-ring binder which holds the final draft, any research
March 8, 2021
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Can you believe I opened THIS can of worms?
I opened my wormy can in a Facebook group by asking some cozy mystery readers which tropes they hated. It was a tad disingenuous on
February 22, 2021
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Hints and Tricks to Solve a Crossword
You don’t have to complete the crossword puzzles in my Crossword Mysteries Series to solve the mysteries in the books. The puzzles are just a
October 28, 2020
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How to Create a Crossword Puzzle
***SPOILER ALERT*** If you want to do the Fictional Female Sleuths puzzle before I talk about how I constructed it, stop right now and go
October 20, 2020
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“I’m So OCD”
Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m so OCD” when they do something perfectly reasonable like fold their towels a particular way (in my case,
September 28, 2020
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