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Wacky Relatives and Other Wedding Woes (an encore) ~ Plus a New Release

by Kassandra Lamb ~ With wedding season rapidly approaching, and a wedding featured in Kirsten Weiss’s new release this month, I thought it might be a good time to rerun this post I wrote in 2013…back when Kirsten was releasing her fourth book in her first series ~ Wacky Relatives and Other Wedding Woes.

First, the Wacky Relatives

When my husband and I were planning our wedding, a few of his, shall we say, less stable family members were being a bit problematic. For the sake of cordial rel...

4 Ways to Conquer the Murky Middle

by Kassandra Lamb ~ For all writers, the middle of a novel is usually the hardest to write. The pace often slows as you struggle to keep readers engaged and to move the plot forward…but not too fast or then you will only have a novella. Conquering the “murky middle,” for many of us, is our greatest challenge as writers.

Negotiating the murky middle sometimes feels like you are lost in a fog bank. (photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash.com)

For pantsers—those of us who write by the seat of our pa...

Happy Easter! Happy Passover!

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Interpreting Dreams: Myths and Realities

by Kassandra Lamb ~ I belong to an online chapter of Sisters in Crime. Awhile back, someone started a conversation on there regarding inner monologues and mental images. That was interesting enough, discussing the variety of people’s experiences. (Apparently, not everyone talks to themselves internally, and some folks cannot visualize things in their minds readily.) And then the conversation segued into how we dream and how we should go about interpreting dreams.

photo by Claudia Manas on Uns...

Off-Week Goodies: Two Book Reviews

by Kassandra Lamb ~ Check out these two book reviews of first-in-series stories:

Pineapple Lies, A Pineapple Port Mystery, #1 by Amy Vansant ~ Free on KU, 99¢ to buy

If one can suspend disbelief early on, this is a lighthearted but intriguing cozy mystery.

Orphaned Charlotte is raised by her grandmother in a retirement community, and when her grandmother dies, the other residents take over as surrogate parents. Now 26 years old, Charlotte still lives in the Pineapple Port 55+ commun...

The History of the Ides of March~An Encore (Plus a New Release)

by Kathy Owen ~ Since tomorrow is March 15th, this seemed like a good time to re-run my post about the history of the Ides of March. So here it is, chock full of fun facts.

Plus we have a new release from Kirsten Weiss, coming out on St. Patrick’s Day~The Banshee Detective!

The Ides of March: more than the Shakespeare play you read in school

I first heard the phrase “the ides of March” in ninth grade, when we were assigned Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. It’s a great play for your average...

A Crime Writers Interview with Debra Goldstein

We love bringing you info about great authors we’ve found, so here’s another Crime Writers Interview with Debra Goldstein!

First the formal bio:

Judge Debra H. Goldstein writes Kensington’s Sarah Blair mystery series. Her novels and short stories have been named Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, and Silver Falchion finalists and won IPPY, AWC, and BWR awards. Debra served on the national boards of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and was president of the Guppy and SEMWA chap...

An Off-Week Goodie ~ The Juggling Act of Writing Two Series

by Kassandra Lamb ~ Belated Happy Presidents’ Day, Everyone!! And here’s an off-week goodie for you, a behind-the-screen peek at the juggling act of writing two series at once.

Last week, I was a guest blogger on The Stiletto Gang’s website, talking about the challenges and rewards of juggling between two mystery series, as I’m finishing up one and starting another.

Here’s the beginning of that post. Hop over to their site for the rest…

The Writer’s Juggling Act Writing Two Series L...

Mind Over Matter: the Main Ingredient in Beauty (and a New Release)

by Kassandra Lamb ~ I had planned a different blog post for today, but then I stumbled over this 2014 post. I wrote it originally for a Blog Fest called The Beauty of a Woman. In it, I explore what truly makes a woman beautiful and what is the main ingredient in beauty.

So, on Valentine’s Day, when we’re likely to be getting gussied up to look good for our significant others, I figured it was a great time to share this with you all. Also, it’s a good reminder for me, as I’m letting my nat...

Some Off-Week Valentine Announcements ~ Sales and a New Release!

Just a few quick Valentine announcements on this “off” week. One, Kirsten Weiss has a New Release coming out on Valentine’s Day. It’s available for Preorder now! (see below)

Two, Kirsten has made Steeped in Murder, Book 1 in that same series, FREE now through Valentine’s Day!

Three, I have Collection II, Books 5-7 of my Marcia Banks and Buddy Mystery series, ON SALE for Just 99¢ (also see below), through 2/14/23 as well!!

Here’s Kirsten’s New Book:

The Sword in the Scone, A Tea and T...