As if this writing, I’m 9,000-words into Mask or Raid: Kiki Lowenstein Mystery #17. There’s an outline done already, so that’s good. I have a strong sense of how this particular book starts, so I’m feeling confident as I write. Zinging right along. However, like all my books, I’m sure this one will present its own particular snags and problems. That’s the nature of the beast. We have the cover already, and that’s good news. I always feel like … [Read more...] about Mask or Raid: Kiki Lowenstein Mystery #17
A Crime Spree Magazine Feature
I thought you may enjoy this article via Crime Spree Magazine regards Jews in Cozy Mysteries. https://crimespreemag.com/jews-in-cozy-mysteries/ … [Read more...] about A Crime Spree Magazine Feature
Jo Knows How to Tangle: Gurdell
I’ve been playing around with my tangles a lot lately, probably because I’m inspired by Eni Oken’s classes. I saw a print on a pillow and that led me to deconstruction of the design. Deconstruction means taking an image apart and figuring out how to replicate it. Actually, here are the steps: Look at the image carefully — Get the best, most clearest version of the image you can.Enlarge the image if possible — Funny thing. When you enlarge an … [Read more...] about Jo Knows How to Tangle: Gurdell
The Friday Night Mystery Club
I’m often asked, “How long does it take you to write a book?” The answer is, “Depends on the book.” The Friday Night Mystery Club took me thirty years. I don’t know why. I don’t have a good reason. No, that’s not entirely true. As I recall, I submitted it to my (then) agent, and she wasn’t impressed. I now know that agents aren’t always good judges of what will sell. Some, I assume, are. Especially if it means “will sell to a … [Read more...] about The Friday Night Mystery Club
There’s an Alien in the Trash Can–My Halloween Project
Every year for the past three years, I've entered the HBS Halloween Miniature Challenge. I've won first and second places. My entry this year is http://wshe.es/sXecJmuo and you can vote on it from Oct. 26-30, 2020. This summer, I started work on my 2020 project. I decided it would be all recycled and handmade. Let me walk you through what I did... The house--It's a cereal box. (GrapeNuts) So the siding is cut from strips from the box. The … [Read more...] about There’s an Alien in the Trash Can–My Halloween Project
Excerpt from Law, Fully, Dead: Book #15 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series
Tuesday was an ordinary but dreary day. The slush had turned to rain around ten the night before. Now all the frozen patches had melted overnight. Perhaps Tuesday seemed normal because it was totally overshadowed by Wednesday, which was the day that Clancy got the phone call. The phone call. I think of it like that because few other phone calls ever mattered the way that one did. It was one etched in our memories. We were standing in … [Read more...] about Excerpt from Law, Fully, Dead: Book #15 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series
