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Movies may be more visual than books, but that doesn’t mean authors don’t need visual images when writing books. Pictures can be invaluable when writing descriptions. Photographs not only help clarify details, but they also help to keep things consistent, which is critical when writing a series. If an author writes that a character drives […]

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS – 2017

If you’ve read any of my blog posts or talked to me about cozy mysteries, you probably noticed that I LOVE Agatha Christie. Her books are what got me hooked on cozy mysteries and she is the queen of the cozy mystery. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is a classic, so when I saw there […]

READ HERRING HUNT – COVER REVEAL

Earlier this week, I got a package from my publisher. It was the cover flats for book #2 in the Mystery Bookshop Mystery series, Read Herring Hunt. I’m happy to share the cover with you. I loved the cover for The Plot is Murder. I didn’t think I could love a book cover more than […]

Travellin’ Shoes – An RJ Franklin Mystery

My first book debuts on November, 28th. While it is the first book I ever sold, it isn’t the first book I wrote. The first book I ever wrote is a mystery entitled, TRAVELLIN’ SHOES. Travellin’ shoes is the first in a series featuring RJ Franklin, a police officer, and his witty godmother, Mama B. All […]