Reality Writes: Plotting a Cozy Murder, Real-Life Crime Scenes, and Author Etiquette—It’s All Happening at Ashland Mystery Fest

What happens when you hand a group of mystery writers a cozy town, a stage, and a fake murder to solve? That’s what this week’s Reality Writes episode is all about.

I’m joined by my friend and fellow author, Emmeline Duncan—creator of the Ground Rules and Halloween Bookshop mystery series. If you haven’t read her yet, start with Fresh Brewed Murder or Chaos at Lazy Bones Bookshop. You’ll thank me later.

We dig into:

• How Emmeline’s fictional Halloween town is loosely inspired by real-l...