I have had the pleasure of getting to know Beth Richards as a writer and an organizer during the past two years. She is the regional coordinator for Power of the Pen, and also writes for Findlay Living. A member of Sisters in Crime, she is also an aspiring novelist. Welcome to […]

I had the pleasure of joining Craig Johnson on a panel at the 2006 Bouchercon in Madison, Wisconsin. His newest book is Kindness Goes Unpunished. Welcome to the blog, Craig! Judy
“License and registration, please.”
It was just before the Fourth of July, and we’d had events in Park County– Meeteetse […]

The L’il Bloggers welcome Elena Santangelo, Agatha-nominated author of the Pat Montella series, to our blog. I had the pleasure of getting to know Elena when I was still an active member of the Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime. Elena’s newest book is Poison to Purge Melancholy. Welcome to the blog, Elena! […]

We are happy to welcome Agatha-award winning author Robin Hathaway to our blog. I got to know Robin when I still lived in Pennsylvania and was a member of the Delaware Valley Sisters in Crime. Robin’s newest book is The Doctor Rocks the Boat, the most recent in the Dr. Fenimore series. […]

A couple of months ago I had the privilege of serving as a Best of Round judge for Ohio’s Power of the Pen. My partner was Dr. Diana Montague of The University of Findlay. We had a fun and educational day, and read a lot of good writing by the group of eighth […]

Greetings, blog readers!
The subject is food, and I’ll share a secret with you, Casey isn’t much of a cook. That’s why she’s asked me to guest blog for her today. My name is Miranda Bliss and I’m the author of the Cooking Class Mysteries from Berkley. Book #1 in the […]

Today’s guest blogger is Jon Jordan from Crimespree Magazine (www.crimespreemag.com) Jon has sent along a recipe for chili that sounds like a real killer–enjoy!
The Anthony Award winning Crimespree Magazine is published bi-monthly. In addition to interviews and articles about and also by authors Crimespree has been running recipes from authors in each issue. Jon […]

The Little Bloggers welcome guest Kit Ehrman, author of the award-winning Steve Cline Mysteries, including COLD BURN, an IPPY Awards Finalist and ForeWord Magazine’s Book-of-the-Year Bronze Winner.
For a New York Times bestselling author, the writer’s life might more
closely resemble that romantic idea I used to have about what it
meant to be an author. The reality […]

We Little Bloggers are thrilled to welcome Julia Spencer-Fleming as a guest blogger today. Julia is a great friend to new and veteran authors, and we’re pleased to let you know that her new book, All Mortal Flesh, comes out next month.
I have an old dog.
We adopted Jake from a shelter in ’96, […]

**Big thanks to Denise, a fellow Deadly Diva and fabulous author, who on very short notice agreed to fill in for me while I’m on vacation to Vermont this week. I’ll be back next Monday–cross your fingers I don’t fall off a mountain. ~heather**
Speak of the Devil By Denise Swanson
Since I turned in the […]