It’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! October 2 question – Ghost stories fit right in during this month. What’s your favorite classic ghostly tale? Tell us about it and why it sends chills up your spine. I don’t read or watch horror stories—my imagination is way too vivid for…
I’ll be headed for Columbia, SC this Friday for the South Carolina Writers Association Storyfest Conference. Friday will be “Masterclass” Day, with extra material from some of the guest speakers (costs extra, as well). I’ll also have a manuscript critique with an agent, which is always fun. Saturday will be filled with classes and networking.…
Matt Haig (of The Midnight Library fame) has a new one out. Retired maths teacher Grace Winters is left a cottage on a Spanish island by a former colleague. Grace cannot imagine why her former friend would do such a thing, but with her life at a dead end, she flies to Ibiza with a…
This is the first in a new series by Renee Jagger and Michael Anderle. The book is about a dwarf named Val Stonehold who is hired to be the bodyguard for the princess. Her trouble is, she needs to learn about the world outside the Iron Hills to be effective as that bodyguard. I’ve just…
It’s First Wednesday, so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! This one’s about your English class… September 4 question – Since it’s back to school time, let’s talk English class. What’s a writing rule you learned in school that messed you up as a writer? Sometimes I miss the old school days…nothing to…
This is billed as “A Crystals and CuriosiTEAS Mystery” so you know there’s New Age stuff in there somewhere. A gemologist moves from her New Mexico home to the small coastal town she grew up in. She has inherited a tea and psychic shop — and maybe attracted the attention of a killer. I just…
This is an anthology of science-fiction/fantasy stories by authors like Jim Butcher and Kelley Armstrong. They’re a little darker than what I usually read, but well written.
Yes, I do seem to be stuck on the magical cozy mystery stories lately. Not sure what that’s about. This series, by Angela M. Sanders, is about the librarian in a small Northwestern town (with quirky town residents, of course). Midway through the first book, she learns that she is a hereditary witch with literary…
It’s First Wednesday so time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post! Today’s question is: August 7 question – Do you use AI in your writing and if so how? Do you use it for your posts? Incorporate it into your stories? Use it for research? Audio? I am not a big fan of so-called…
July is nearly over (where does the time go?) and we’re headed for my favorite time of the year: Fall. I love the crisp morning bite to the air. I love the bright colorful leaves. I love the spooky October season. I love the feeling you get when the wild geese fly overhead. Autumn is…