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For today’s post, please pop on over to Substack (click here) and check out my newsletter. You’ll find book and movie recommendations. I didn’t intend to send you to Substack today, but I have a book due. And it’s a holiday. I’ll be back tomorrow! –SueBE

An Excerpt: The Witch’s Apprentice

Hi Everyone, Here at One Writer’s Journey we are taking part in the blog tour for Ekta Garg’s fun book, The Witches Apprentice and Other Stories. To whet your appetite for the whole book, which you can find on Amazon, here is an excerpt. ——-EXCERPT——- Question When the tornado took Dorothy’s house to Oz, it … Continue reading An Excerpt: The Witch’s Apprentice →

Barack Obama’s Summer 2025 Reading List

I just saw that former President Obama had released his 2025 Summer reading list. Of course, I popped over this see what he’s been reading. How is it that I’ve only read one of these books? The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones is two parts horror and one part history. It explores the … Continue reading Barack Obama’s Summer 2025 Reading List →

Cahokia Jazz: Great Alternate History

My book club just discussed Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford. It was a lively discussion because we were not in agreement. Those are always the best discussions. There was love. Lynn liked that it was so very noir, a genre she adores. As soon as she pointed that out I couldn’t believe I hadn’t registered … Continue reading Cahokia Jazz: Great Alternate History →

Blog Tour Prompt: Have You Seen Him

For this particular prompt, I’m to write about what comforts me and gives me a sense of community and connection. The thing is that they are very different things. First of all, comfort. I still remember the first time after we moved into our house and it rained. I walked into the kitchen and heard … Continue reading Blog Tour Prompt: Have You Seen Him →

Science Fiction vs Mystery

I’ve been playing around with an idea for a couple of weeks now. It is inspired by a broad ranging classic. The author wrote both novels and short stories. At the time that they were written, the stories were straight up mystery fiction because they were set in the time period in which the author … Continue reading Science Fiction vs Mystery →

How Do I Find the Topics I Research?

Every now and again, someone asks me how I find the topics that I research. Some of them almost literally fall into my lap. One week after I bought an antique desk with a hole for an inkwell, my son and DIL were gifted a desk with an inkwell. The desk is in storage, upside … Continue reading How Do I Find the Topics I Research? →

Life Is One Big Word Problem

I had to laugh at this. Recently, a friend asked how long a typical novel is. “Well, a cozy mystery is about 80,000 words.” “No, how many pages?” I had to admit that I had absolutely no idea. Part of the reason for this is that especially when you are talking about novels, a page … Continue reading Life Is One Big Word Problem →

Office Clean Up or That Will Fit Here

Last weekend when we were in Wayne Co, I spotted a Willimantic spool cabinet & desk. I was 100% certain it would fit on my dresser. (Cue ominous music). It did not. I suspected this might be the case as we were moving the cabinet to the checkout and out the front door. Squeezing something … Continue reading Office Clean Up or That Will Fit Here →

Review of Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee

True crime stories fascinate me which may be why I was volunteered for this book tour as soon as I read the premise. Attorney David Byrdsong knows who he is until the day he sees a photo of himself as a child. “Have you seen him?” reads the caption. Byrdsong remembers when the photo was … Continue reading Review of Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee →