Snake Oil and Bookselling: Adventures in Book Events

“Hey buddy. C’mere. Wanna buy a mystery?” Yes, it feels a little like that when, as an author, I’m set up with a little table in a bookstore with piles of my books. Sometimes I’m in the front of the store (better), but sometimes in the back (deadly). These kinds of gigs are murder whether … Read more

“Show Bible” Concept to Prevent Embarrassing Boo-Boo’s in Your Series

A Guest Blog Post by Author Rosalind Barden    When I embarked on writing the second book in my 1930s cozy noir “Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery” series, THE CANNIBAL CAPER, I didn’t think I’d have a problem remembering what the characters looked like in the first book, THE COLD KID CASE, the location descriptions, … Read more