Raquel V. Reyes's Blog, page 5

Writing in Shorts– Wendy Sand Eckel

This is interview 14 of 14 celebrating the authors in the short story anthology Happy Homicides 6: Cookin’ up Crime. 

Wendy Sand Eckel is the award-winning author of the Rosalie Hart Mystery Series set on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Death at the Day Lily Café,* the second in the series, was chosen best cozy mystery of 2016 by Suspense Magazine. Eckel is passionate about living a life filled with good food, love, and lots of hearty laughter.

*Click this hyperlink and watch the BEST book trailer...

Writing in Shorts– Linda Gordon Hengerer

This is interview 13 of 14 celebrating the authors in the Happy Homicide 6: Cooking Up Crime short story anthology. 

I’m excited to have Linda Gordon Hengerer visiting Cozy in Miami. She is a New Jersey transplant to Florida, a member of Mystery Writers of America, and a guru of all things nosh. Really, you must check out her recipes! But the reason I am so pleased to have her on my blog this week is because Linda is the co-editor of the Happy Homicides series. She has had a hand in or rather...

Writing in Shorts– Colleen Helme

Colleen Helme is  the author of the bestselling Shelby Nichols Adventure Series.  Colleen is often asked if Shelby Nichols ** is her alter-ego. “Definitely,” she says. “Shelby is the epitome of everything I wish I dared to be.” Known for her laugh since she was a kid, Colleen has always tried to find the humor in every situation and continues to enjoy writing about Shelby’s adventures.

** Shelby is a PTA/Soccer Mom that has a talent for reading minds. She also has a blog/journal that is a lot...

Writing in Shorts– Christina Freeburn

This is interview 11 of 14 celebrating the authors of Happy Homicides 6: Cooking Up Crime, a food-themed short story anthology.

Christina Freeburn started jotting down stories on her bus commute to high school and never stopped. The Scrap This Mystery series* is a mix of crafty and crime, bringing together her love of mysteries and scrapbooking. Her New Beginnings series is an inspirational romantic suspense featuring heroines and heroes willing to risk their lives to find hope, promise and a...

Writing in Shorts– Teresa Trent

Teresa Trent writes the Pecan Bayou Series and is debuting the Piney Woods Series this month. Being a fan of the Andy Griffith Show and Murder She Wrote she loves creating quirky small towns and colorful characters.

This is interview ten of fourteen celebrating the authors in the Happy Homicides 6: Cook Up Crime short story anthology.

When and why did you begin writing “in shorts”? Is it harder or easier than full-length novels?

I’ve been writing short stories for years. I am always involv...

Writing in Shorts– Micki Browning

I had the pleasure of interviewing Micki in 2016. She is an interesting person and very good writer. I urge you to read anything you can by her. Not only her latest release Beached, but also her short story “F is for Fruitcake”, in the Happy Homicides 6 anthology.

Micki Browning worked in municipal law enforcement for more than two decades, retiring as a division commander. Now a full-time writer, she won the 2015 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence and the Royal Palm Literary Award for he...

Writing in Shorts-Randy Rawls

This is interview eight of fourteen highlighting the authors in the Happy Homicides 6: Cooking Up Crime anthology. 

Randy Rawls is a prince among men. Let me revise that– he is a gentleman cowboy among men. I have never seen or heard of Randy being sans cowboy hat. He wears it well. For those that wonder, yes, Randy is a Texan but he’s lived in South Florida for a while now. The hat is not entirely out of place being that north & central Florida is or used to be cattle country. But Randy isn’...

Writing in Shorts-Neil Plakcy

This is the seventh of fourteen interviews to celebrate Happy Homicides 6: Cooking Up Crime. 

I’ve know Neil for at least a decade. We first met via SleuthFest. At the time, he was the chair/organizer. Ten years later and I’ve just learned the mnemonic for his name. Plakcy rhymes with taxi. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve messed up his name. Forgive me Neil. I hate to blunder someone’s name as I’ve had both my first and last names messed up more times than I can count. Rachel, Rockel, We...

Writing in Shorts-Vered Ehsani

This is the sixth of fourteen interviews to celebrate Happy Homicides 6: Cooking Up Crime. 

I’ve met most of my interview authors in person at some point and time. But Vered Ehsani is a hard woman to get to. Why, you may ask? She lives in KENYA!  Yes, the Kenya that is in Africa. (This is her home and the critters that roam it. Ummm, hyena!) Even though, I would love to visit such a majestic place, sadly, airfare and vacation time do not permit it. I and you will have to make-do with reading...

Writing in Shorts- Terry Ambrose

I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Is there any pumpkin pie left? My favorite Thanksgiving leftover is turkey. I love a simple turkey sandwich the day after and the day after that, too. Here I am talking about food, again. Good thing this series of interviews is with the authors of Cooking up Crime!

This is the fifth of fourteen interviews to celebrate Happy Homicides 6: Cooking Up Crime. 

My guest today is Terry Ambrose. His story in the anthology is titled Recipe for Murder and is...