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January 21, 2019
A Crime Writers’ Interview: Jo Macgregor
It’s been awhile since we’ve done a Crime Writers’ Interview. 
January 7, 2019
6 Reasons Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail
by Kassandra Lamb
(image by Nevit Dilmen CC-SA-BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons) Do you make New Year’s resolutions? (Or perhaps you call them goals.) Do you find they have flown out the window by the end of February, and then you feel like a failure?
The problem may be with how you are wording the resolutions/goals. Or perhaps they aren’t quite the right ones for you.
Here are some questions to ask yourself that get at the most common reasons why New Year’s resolutions fail.
1. Is the goal/resolut...December 23, 2018
Merry Christmas from misterio press!!
Our blog is on hiatus until January 8, 2019, but here’s some holiday music to enjoy. Have an excellent holiday, everyone!!
And not exactly holiday music, but I love Pentatonix’s rendition of this…
See you all in 2019!!!
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December 17, 2018
12 Ways to Get Cozy During the 12 Days of Christmas
by Kirsten Weiss and Kassandra Lamb
photo by Alisa Anton, from Unsplash.com At misterio press, we write a lot of cozy mysteries. And one of the most common questions we get is, Why are they called cozy?
The easy answer is because these mystery novels typically include a lot of coziness – including the joy of snuggling down with a good book.
Yes, a frequent cozy trope is… books! Cozy mysteries are often set in bookstores, in libraries, in book clubs, they may feature book lovers… You get the...
December 10, 2018
A Fun Doggie Poem for Our “Off” Week (and A New Doggie Christmas Release!)
I saw this adorable poem the other day, and had to share it with you all. And we have a fun doggie new release, with a Christmas theme, from Shannon Esposito!
From the small dog…
by Sue Vincent
(Sue Vincent’s small dog) “The time has come,” the doglet said,
“to talk of many things;
Of tennis balls and squeaky ducks,
and sneaky bees with stings;
of why the sparrows fly so fast
and if that cat has wings.”
“Just wait a bit,” the writer said,
“I’m busy with these things.”
“But writer,“ said the s...
December 4, 2018
8 Do’s and Don’ts When Portraying Psychopaths and Narcissists (Plus a New Release)
by Kassandra Lamb
This week, I’m hanging out again over at Jami Gold’s place with a follow-up to last week’s post—Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Other Bad Guys and Gals—in which I described psychopaths and narcissists.
Today’s post is aimed at writers, but I think readers will find it interesting as well. It will help you know, while reading a book, whether the author actually did their research, or are they just going along with the common myths and misconceptions about these disturbed individu...
November 26, 2018
Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Other Bad Guys and Gals
by Kassandra Lamb
By far, the most popular posts on our site are those discussing psychopaths: What Is a Psychopath?, Are Psychopaths Born or Made?, and Can Psychopaths Be Cured?
Why are we humans so fascinated by these people who are essentially evil incarnate? I don’t have a good answer for that, but I don’t think it means we like that evil. Perhaps we are so intrigued because it is hard to fathom how some people can end up that way.
Today, I’m hanging out over at Jami Gold’s cyber-home, t...
November 19, 2018
An “Off” Week Treat: Book Review of The First Time I Died
by Kassandra Lamb
My Review of The First Time I Died by Jo Macgregor
This is one of the best written books I’ve read in a long time (excluding misterio press authors, of course
November 13, 2018
When Turkeys Strike Back
Hi Folks! We had a crime writer’s interview scheduled for today that was postponed, so K.B. Owen dug into the archives of her blog and came up with this fun gem: When Turkeys Strike Back 
October 29, 2018
Our Authors Wax Nostalgic over DIY Halloween Costumes (plus a Spooky New Release)
by Kassandra Lamb (on behalf of the whole gang)
At Halloween, I often wax nostalgic about my mother’s DIY Halloween costumes. This year, I asked the other misterio press authors if they had ever made (or had made for them) DIY Halloween costumes. Here are some of our happy memories…
The only one of my mother’s DIY Halloween costumes I could find a picture of. Unfortunately my hat is right in my poor mom’s face. And I have no idea who that other kid is. But my brother and I made cute clowns.
K...
