One Woman. Three Names. Many Books.
Last week I got a delightful surprise from Kensington Books. Kensington published my Garden Squad series, along with many, many other cozy mysteries. The surprise was a booklet that lists all of their cozies that are going to be released in 2021. One of the, Wreathing Havoc, is mine. It will be released on September 28.
The fabulous PR team sent out a PDF of the booklet, and I thought I’d share it with you today.
I hope you find the booklet helpful as you plan your own 2021 cozy reading!
For a long time I kept up with my blog. Then I stopped, focussing on my Wicked Authors posts, and those I did for Killer Characters. But in 2021, I want to get back to sharing my thoughts with all of you. In this space, I’ll be sharing updates on my writing journey. The books, the ideas, the research, the promotion. I hope this is interesting to readers of my books, and helpful for writers on their own paths.
During November’s NaNoWriMo, I wrote the first draft of Garden Squad #5, tentatively titled The Plot Thickets. The book is due in May. I’m thrilled to have gotten so many words written, and think a large part of that was due to the community of writers supporting each other.
I’ve also been noodling some new ideas, getting ready for a cover reveal of Book #4, and working on this website.
In my coaching/teaching life, I’m starting a monthly subscription called the Writing Journey. Monthly group coaching calls, write-ins, and goal setting exercises. I’m looking forward to launching it in January.
My friend Carolyn Wilkins and I also created a course called Inspiration Awakening that I’m excited for folks to learn more about. This course is about the mindset writers need to do their work.
I look forward to connecting more in 2021.
This is going to be interesting. People are going to hop from page to page to celebrate August 25 book birthdays! It starts at 7am ET and runs all day. Here’s the link to find out more.
Seeing your books in a bookstore never, ever gets old. Yesterday I went to a Barnes & Noble, and saw both Chime and Punishment, the 3rd in my Clock Shop series, and A Christmas Peril, the debut of my Theater Cop series, close by each other on the shelf marked “New Releases”. I beamed. Since I was alone, I couldn’t share it with anyone, so I thought it was worth a post!
I’m currently on a “blog tour” for A Christmas Peril—here’s the schedule! I had a great tour for Chime and Punishment in August. What a whirlwind these past two months have been–truly a dream come true!
Over at the Wicked Cozy Authors blog I posted about A Christmas Peril’s path to publication! It took a while, but here it is!
Thanks for all of your support!
I am thrilled to announce that A CHRISTMAS PERIL will debut this fall. A CHRISTMAS PERIL is a book close to my heart. It is about an ex-cop who runs a theater company on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Midnight Ink gave this series a home, and I couldn’t be happier! Pre-Order information here.
Chime and Punishment (isnt’ that a great title?) will be published August 1. This book focuses on the clock tower in Orchard and Ruth’s determination to realize her grandfather’s dream of getting it running again. Pre-order information is here.
