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GUEST BLOG: Setting The Book at The Outer Banks by Colleen J. Shogan Plus Giveaway

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 15 July 2021

The latest book in my Washington Whodunit mystery series, Dead as a Duck, doesn’t take place in Washington, D.C. That’s a major departure for me as a fiction writer. Since I began...

GUEST BLOG: How Writing a Cookbook Led Me to Writing a Mystery Plus Amber Royer

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 July 2021

I fell in love with cookbooks at a young age. The first one I can remember owning was Strawberry Shortcake’s Cooking Fun. I must have been five or six at the time,...

GUEST BLOG: The Comfort Zone by Mary Angela Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 July 2021

I’m a creature of habit, especially when it comes to my writing. I like to write early in the morning with a cup of coffee beside me and my cat, too. I...

GUEST BLOG: How to Handle Negative Criticism by Robert Gainey Plus Giveaway!

Urban Fantasy Dayna Linton - 13 July 2021

About fifteen years ago, I was still in high school… …That’s a startling realization. Anyway, I had a friend who would graciously read my latest attempts at a sci-fi novel. For the purposes of...

GUEST BLOG: How the Setting for the New Lakeside Library Mystery Series Was Inspired by Holly Danvers

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 13 July 2021

Murder at the Lakeside Library, the first book in the new Lakeside Library Mystery series, is set in a small fictious town named Lofty Pines, located in the state of Wisconsin. I used...

GUEST BLOG: The Anxieties of Getting Published by James L’Etoile Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 13 July 2021

Thank you for letting me guest on this edition of Novels Alive. I’m James L’Etoile and I write mysteries, suspense, and thrillers. My most recent work, BLACK LABEL, published by Level Best...

INTERVIEW: With Historical Cozy Mystery Author Gloria Oliver Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 12 July 2021

Today at Novels Alive, we welcome cozy mystery writer, Gloria Oliver. Welcome, Gloria! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you feel they...

GUEST BLOG: HOAs and Backyard Bullies by Linda Lovely Plus Giveaway!

Detective/Sleuths Dayna Linton - 12 July 2021

More than 40 million U.S. single-family homes, townhouses and condos are subject to some form of homeowner association control. The three-letter acronyms—HOAs, POAs, etc.—vary, but all have the power to tell owners...

GUEST BLOG: 5 Ways to Find Inspiration by Derrick Gray Plus Giveaway!

Christian Dayna Linton - 12 July 2021

According to merriam-webster.com, the word inspire by definition is: to influence or impel. And on a more theological level inspire is: to move or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration. There are times...

GUEST BLOG: THE MAGIC OF A GOOD BOOK by Karen Hawkins Plus Giveaway!

Southern Fiction Dayna Linton - 8 July 2021

When I wrote the first Dove Pond Book, THE BOOK CHARMER, I had two motives in mind. First, I wanted to write a story that would provide an escape from the weight...

GUEST BLOG: Switching Genres by D.M. Barr Plus Giveaway!

Romantic Comedy Dayna Linton - 8 July 2021

Some authors have asked me why, with my newest release The Queen of Second Chances, I have changed genres from psychological thrillers to romance. It’s a fair question and I’m perhaps the...

GUEST BLOG: Speaking ‘Shine’ By Author Diane Kelly Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 8 July 2021

I’m so thrilled to be launching my new Southern Homebrew Mystery series, which begins with the first book The Moonshine Shack Murder. Hattie Hayes has resurrected her family’s old moonshine recipe and...