Our March contest will run from the 1st – 18th. One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice) a Rafflecopter giveaway For more, have you checked out the Nav Bar lately? Every week, one of our authors will be posting a “Let’s Talk” article, and […]
Our February Contest is over. Thanks to all who entered! Come back in March for more chances to win. Enter February 1-18. Everyone is automatically entered for the iPad mini by using the “click to enter” option. (Sorry, but the iPad is restricted to US residents.) You can get additional chances with optional actions. If […]
Nancy J. Cohen Readers often want to know if writers use personal experiences in their stories. “All the time,” I answer them. Anything that happens to us becomes fodder for a novel. We could be inspired by a character we meet or by a situation that happens to us. In Hanging by a Hair, Marla […]
Maggie Toussaint Research: The interview that wasn’t In the course of writing fiction, I’ve interviewed policemen, firemen, arson investigators, fishermen, boat captains, boat mechanics, shooting instructors, poison ladies, florists, newspaper editors, artists, accountants, the Coast Guard, and more. I’ve bought books on each of these subjects and other crime-related topics. But . . . there […]
Nancy J. Cohen How do you organize your book collection at home? May 3, 2016 My fiction works are organized by genre. Let’s go room to room and see what’s in there. In my office, naturally I keep my own books on the shelves. Here, too, are my writing references. I also keep my collection […]
Read an excerpt from Saving Scott, book 3 in Terry Odell’s Pine Hills Police romantic suspense series. Readers of the book also can enjoy the collection of recipes featured in the book. Scott slapped at the alarm, grimacing as his sore shoulder protested the sudden motion. He lay there, panting, filmed in sweat, waiting […]
Death, Island Style by Maggie Toussaint If you love reading about the seashore, this is a fun cozy about a woman who rediscovers who she is. A stand-alone novel, Death, Island Style features a Christmas shop owner as a sleuth and her sidekick is the cool pharmacist next door. Praise for Death, Island Style “An […]
Excerpt from SHEAR MURDER by Nancy J. Cohen Oh, God. She must be seeing things. But when Marla lifted the drape again, Torrie’s body lay there, unmoving, in the same spot. Was the woman dead? Making that determination would decide her next action. Thinking fast, she clutched her ear and said aloud to any passersby, […]
Hot Water (Mossy Bog series #2) by Maggie Toussaint Laurie Ann bypassed the elevator and hit the stairs. North’s room was on the second floor. He didn’t answer her first knock, so she knocked harder. With each second that ticked by, her nerves pinged. Was he even in his room? Had she lost track of […]
