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GUEST BLOG: Oh, The Things You’ll Learn From Cozy Mysteries by V.M. Burns Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 9 December 2021

Cozy mysteries may be fictional crime novels, but they’re also a great source for learning new things. A good cozy mystery will include a satisfying mystery or puzzle for the reader to...

GUEST BLOG: Balancing Life and Writing by Scott P. Southall Plus Giveaway!

Middle School Dayna Linton - 9 December 2021

Writing is a passion but not my occupation. My day job is one of being a global banker based in Sydney, Australia. It’s a job I love because of the people I...

GUEST BLOG: How Becoming a Pet Owner Made Me a Better Writer by Sarah E. Burr Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 8 December 2021

I grew up surrounded by animals. My mom worked as a veterinary technician, so her love of animals permeated our small family. My dad was not a cat person when the two of them...

GUEST BLOG: What’s Cozier Than a Cozy Mystery? by Judith Gonda

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 8 December 2021

What’s cozier than a cozy mystery? Maybe a cozy mystery set during the holidays? I don’t have any hard data, but I feel that most cozy mystery authors and readers love the...

GUEST BLOG: Why an Advice Columnist Makes a Good Amateur Sleuth by Kathleen Bailey

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 December 2021

When beginning a new cozy mystery series, one of the early decisions in developing the protagonist is deciding what they do for a living. Some considerations: the job must be flexible (gotta...

GUEST BLOG: Inspiration for Extraordinary Women in History by Leah Gail Plus Giveaway!

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 6 December 2021

Throughout my life I have always admired other women who have been changing the world with their brilliant, curious minds; and courageous, passionate hearts. From a young age, I have always admired the...

INTERVIEW: With Lifelong Actor and Writer Annie Wood Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 6 December 2021

What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you feel they are intertwined? Without a plot, characters are just hanging out talking. BUT without...

GUEST BLOG: My Love of Cakes and Chantilly by Laura Rahme Plus Giveaway!

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 6 December 2021

There is a newborn photo of me in a Dakar maternity clinic, crying in my mother’s arms. On the bedside table to her left is a large gift box wound with a...

GUEST BLOG: Teddy Bears…and Murder? by Meg Macy Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 6 December 2021

I’ve often been asked if the “Shamelessly Adorable” Teddy Bear books are for kids. Uh… no. It’s not all cute and cuddly in the series—murders do happen! But thankfully “off the page,”...

GUEST BLOG: What if Abraham Lincoln Read My Novel? by R. T. Douglass Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 3 December 2021

History books show how Abraham Lincoln spent many hours at the telegraph office during the civil war. It was a modern time moving fast with an explosion of new technology: steamboats, trains,...

GUEST BLOG: My Best Day Ever by PJ Peterson Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 2 December 2021

My best day ever as an author happened six weeks after I published my third Julia Fairchild mystery, Pickled Pink in Paris. It was my first trip visiting the City of Lights...

GUEST BLOG: Series Crossovers by Nellie H. Steele Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 1 December 2021

I love writing series. There’s something special about following the same character or set of characters throughout more than one adventure. It provides the reader with a sense of continuity, the ability...