Release Of Poisoned By The Pier & Character Traits | IWSG

The Insecure Writer's Support Group (IWSG) is a place to share and encourage, where writers can express their doubts and concerns without appearing foolish or weak. It's a great place to mingle with like minded people each month during IWSG day.

Every month there's an optional question which may prompt folks to share advice, insights, a personal experience or story. Some folks answer the question in their IWSG blog post or let it inspire them if they're struggling with what to say.

This month's optional question is:

"What personal traits have you written into your character(s)?"

Check out how people have answered this month's question, as well as the other insecurities and writing topics they may have shared by visiting the IWSG sign-up list here. You can find out how I answered the question below, as well as find out more about the release of my latest book!



Poisoned by the Pier is now available! This is the third book in my Mollie McGhie Cozy Sailing Mystery series. You can find the blurb at the end of this post. If you'd like a copy, it's available in ebook, paperback, and large print.

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Part of me is thrilled to have published another book. The other part of me is a mass of writerly insecurities. What if everyone hates it? What if nobody buys it? What if it isn't as funny as the previous ones? What if. . .you get the idea.

But enough about me. Now a word from our sponsor. Okay, he's not really our sponsor, but he's a really cranky cat who won't stop annoying me unless I let him speak. Yep, you know who I'm talking about. None other than Simon the Time Traveling Cat.

* * *

Simon pawed at the computer screen and growled. "Who's that stupid cat in that stupid picture?"

"He seems like a perfectly intelligent cat to me." I picked Simon off of the keyboard and set him on the seat next to me.  "Don't you think his gray and white markings are handsome?"

"If he was smart, he wouldn't be posing next to your books, lady."

"Maybe he likes my books."

Simon jumped back on the table and sprawled next to my laptop. "No one likes your books. You go on and on about chocolate. Nobody likes chocolate."

"I like chocolate," I said.

"So basically it's a book about you." He leaned over the table to look at the pen he had just knocked off. "All you did is write a book about someone just like you."

"Mollie is nothing like me."

"She likes Star Wars, you like Star Wars. She lives on a sailboat, you live on a sailboat. Need I go on?"

"She finds dead bodies everywhere and I don't," I said. "We're nothing alike. Case closed."

"She has a cat and you have a cat."

"Simon, you're imaginary. You only pop up in these IWSG posts. You know I don't have room for a real cat on my boat. Where would I put the litter box?"

"Could an imaginary cat do this?" Simon asked as he proceeded to hack up a hairball on my keyboard.

I put my head in my hands and sighed. Maybe a real cat would be less trouble than an imaginary one.



What would you do if your hubby signed the two of you up for an extreme diet?

Life without chocolate and junk food—completely miserable. Finding someone poisoned by a cake—even worse.

Mollie thought she had enough problems to deal with when her husband threw out all of her chocolate and junk food. But when someone is poisoned during a cake baking competition, she’s thrust into another murder investigation.

While she tries to identify the killer, Coconut Cove’s annual boating festival is in full swing. In between getting ready for her first sailing race and cheating on her diet, Mollie and her cat, Mrs. Moto, uncover clues, interview suspects, and do their best to avoid rutabagas.

Can Mollie nab the murderer before someone else is poisoned?

Poisoned by the Pier is the third book in the light, humorous, and original Mollie McGhie cozy sailing mystery series. If you like kooky characters, adorable cats, and plenty of chocolate, you'll love this cozy mystery. Buy Poisoned by the Pier today and laugh out loud from the first page to the last.

EBOOK: Amazon | Kobo | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | Google Play

PAPERBACK: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Books-A-Million

LARGE PRINT: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Books-A-Million 

Spoiler Alert: You’ll never look at rutabagas the same way again after you finish reading this book! {Not sure what a rutabaga is? You might know it as a swede, a neep, or a snagger. Find out more here.}


Poisoned by the Pier can be read as a standalone book, but you’ll have more fun if you start at the beginning of the series with Murder at the Marina . And guess what - Murder at the Marina is currently on sale for only 99c/99p!

You can grab a copy of the ebook at your favorite retailer.

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Writers - What personal traits do you work into your character(s)? Readers - What are your favorite character traits?