Drum roll. The envelope, please! And the winner is… The 2025 Agatha and Edgar award winners were recently announced. They’re some of the most prestigious honors in the mystery genre. Nominees and winners display the distinction beneath their signature line …
Who me? Write a blog? You must be jesting. Watch out for flying pigs and a cold front down below. Because against type, I’m launching a site…and writing a blog.
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- May 19, 2025
My husband and I recently celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. I obviously was a child bride. My hubby gave me forty-five roses, one for each year of marriage. In some ways, it seems like just yesterday. We were so young …
- May 12, 2025
When you become an adult, birthdays often loom large, and you wish you were younger…with fewer wrinkles and pounds. Kids, on the other hand, can’t wait to be older…at least usually. One of my granddaughters recently had a birthday. When …
- May 5, 2025
We recently returned from a trip to visit our grandkids in the East Bay area of San Francisco. There are lots of fun things to do and good things to eat. Since it was our granddaughter’s birthday, we let her …
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- April 28, 2025
Writing conferences are a fabulous opportunity to attend workshops that help hone your craft, learn about the publishing world from industry experts, and network with other writers. Sometimes, you get the chance to pitch your book to agents who might …
- April 22, 2025
What is your most embarrassing moment? We all have them, it’s part of life. But we try to bury the recollection deep in the recesses of our mind. The incident is usually horrifying at the moment, and you want to …
- April 14, 2025
Melodic music soothes the soul. However, the screeches and twangs of a budding musician can have the opposite effect. Kids have to start somewhere, but practices can be torturous to the ear. The missed notes and discordant sounds are painful …
- April 7, 2025
I love live theater, especially musicals. Plays are words in action. They bring the written page to life. Writers are told “show, don’t tell.” Theater productions are the epitome of showing. They are part and parcel of the show business. …
- March 31, 2025
Some of the best advice I received was to join a professional writing organization. While researching the various writing groups to find the best fit for my needs, I stumbled across Sisters in Crime (“SinC”). It’s a national organization which …
- March 24, 2025
The thought of Restaurant Week makes me salivate. It originated in New York City over thirty years ago, created by a restaurateur and the founder of Zagat. Over the years, Restaurant Week has spread across the United States and around …
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