I’m so excited to have The Prairie Grass Murders back in circulation, this time as an ebook priced at $3.99. Available for the Kindle at amazon.com’s Kindle Store, and for Nook from the Barnes & Noble NookBooks store, The Prairie Grass Murders is the first book in the Sylvia and Willie mystery series. It is …Read More
My Friend Jayne, A Day in Indiana, and Naked Bridge Club Ladies
In 1969, my family and I moved into a house in a town north of Indianapolis, and there I made a new friend, a lovely lady who lived across the road, and whose youngest child was the same age as my youngest. Jayne and I have now been friends for over forty years. I moved …Read More
The Importance of Research by Carolyn Schriber, Guest Blogger
Beyond All Price, based on the life story of Nellie M. Chase, a Union nurse during America’s Civil War, was released earlier this year with a virtual launch party that lasted three days. Combining guests interviews and workshops with recipes and other attractions, Carolyn Schriber attracted readers and writers from a variety of genres to …Read More
Wednesday Scramble
Tomorrow’s Guest I’m pleased to host Carolyn P. Schriber, author of historical novels, as my guest blogger tomorrow. Carolyn will be talking about the importance of research, and the difference between what a historical figure says in speeches and letters and what he actually does. It’s an eye-opening piece contrasting research for academic writing and …Read More
Revisiting the Poop Monsters at Chiseled in Rock
If you didn’t read Terry Kroenung’s post, Sing, O Muse, of the Wrath of the Poop Monsters…, when it appeared here, you might want to catch it today at Chiseled in Rock. It’s a fun post about fantasy, and writing, and subjects that might just make a boy pick up a book and read it.
I Was Just Thinkin’…
1. That I should take a whole week off from blogging, so I’m going to be on blog-holiday from Wednesday, December 22 through Tuesday, December 28th (although I’ll probably have something short and sweet at Chiseled in Rock on the 28th). 2. That I haven’t been to a movie theater in ages, and my hubby …Read More
Monthly Book Giveaway by Mystery Writers of America
This month Mystery Writers of America is giving away 20 terrific books. Please visit the website for all the details and to enter. The December books are: Third Degree by Maggie Barbieri A Plateful of Murder by Claudia Bishop Innocent Monster by Reed Farrel Coleman Tell No Lies by Julie Compton The Reverals by Michael …Read More
More Giveaways. Yay!
Tomorrow I’ll post the information about the December box of books from Mystery Writers of America. In the meantime, here are some more opportunities: Mystery author Cricket McRae will be giving away a $25 electronic gift certificate from amazon.com on December 16th. There are several easy ways to enter, so hop on over to Cricket’s …Read More
It’s Taken Awhile . . . by Molly MacRae, Guest Blogger
Back in 2006 when my first book was accepted by Five Star, I joined the Five Star author Yahoo! Group. There was a list of authors and their contact information in the files for those who were interested in connecting offline. To my surprise, one of the those authors was from my home town in …Read More
Wednesday Scramble
Tomorrow’s Guest My Illinois librarian friend and Five Star/Gage author Molly MacRae will be here. Her new book, Lawn Order, a Margaret and Bitsy mystery, is scheduled for release in mid-December. Indie Books Holiday Giveaway Event You’ll want to check out this giveaway from authors who publish with small publishers or who self-publish. There’s a …Read More
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