Jeri Westerson Hi all. Today my guest poster is author Joan Regen. Joan lives in the New York metropolitan area, is an award-winning published photojournalist, has short suspense stories in Anthologies—two are historical in theme—and teaches English as a Second Language to students around the globe. She published JAMIE IS AUTISTIC (Spanish and English) and GO FOR … Read more
In the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods, mashers (lecherous and predatory men…and yes, we still have them. Just cast your gaze towards the White House) were often defeated by the woman’s last weapon of resort; the hat pin. These pins were used to…well, pin a hat to her hair. No chin straps for these … Read more
It was Victorian recycling. Rolled up old letters, envelops, rolled pieces of shaved wood. You would keep them on your fireplace mantel to light your candles, your oil lamps, your pipes from the fireplace, because your fire was always lit, or banked with embers beneath for easy starting, especially when the maid came to light … Read more
I have been asked about my passion. Well, I’ve got two. One is history. And the other is writing. Lucky me, I get to combine them when I write my historical mysteries. Publishing my novels was something that was a long time in coming. Through over a decade of hard work, perseverance, and support from … Read more
Today, author A.D. Price is guest posting. She’s a native of Washington, D.C., an award-winning author specializing in historical crime fiction and arts-related nonfiction, and in addition to articles and books for Enslow Press, Grunge.com, Netflix, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (among others), she served as a writer-editor for the celebrated … Read more
Hi all. Today is a guest post by author Nancy Cole Silverman. Nancy spent 25 years in Newstalk radio, and finally retired to pursue writing fiction. Her crime-focused novels have attracted readers across America, and her short stories have been featured in numerous anthologies. Nancy is the author of the Carol Childs and Misty Dawn … Read more
Now that I have to watch out for oxalates (those crystals that can form in one’s kidneys that give you kidney stones, and believe me, you DON’T want those!) I have to be careful of the kind of foods I consume. Before I got my first AND second kidney stones in so many months back … Read more
From Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-leggedly Beasties and Things that go Bump in the Night. –Cornish and/or Scottish prayer. I’ve always liked that phrase. It says so much about the things in the shadows that we can’t see, and how that plays with our imaginations. And nothing quite plays with our imaginations as much as … Read more
When I was a kid, I had a more or less ordinary upbringing but for one thing; in our house, medieval English history was king. We had conversations about the British monarchy at the dinner table. We had books of English literature, history, and historical fiction on our bookshelves. And we had Geoffrey Chaucer. I … Read more
Are you writing a mystery to a niche market? You know what I mean. Maybe you’re writing a cozy about quilting, or dog breeding. In my case, I write Tudor mysteries, Sherlockian mysteries, and medieval mysteries. Whether you write with a large publisher or a small one, promotion is all in your hands. Let’s take … Read more