Reading Outside The Box
Jane/Susannah here, so excited to be doing her first post as a Wicked Accomplice! I have a confession to make. Now that I write cozy mysteries, I read fewer of them than I used to. Oh, there are still...
View ArticleSetting a Place
Jane/Susannah here, whose dream of spring has finally come true… Hello, my Wicked Lovelies. Or are you Lovely Wickeds? It’s only been a month, but it seems like forever since I’ve posted. This coming...
View ArticleTop Ten Things I Learned at Malice Domestic
Hello, Wicked People. Susannah here, back from Malice Domestic and ready to catch up with you… This was my first ever Malice Domestic. I’ve been to large conferences before, RWA (Romance Writers of...
View ArticleThree Cheers for the Copy Editor
Jane/Susannah, from deep in the copy editing cave… Hey, Wicked People. Hope you’re all staying cool and watching early summer things grow. (Yes, I know it’s not quite officially summer yet, but it’s...
View ArticleThe Book Club
Susannah here, enjoying a cool Connecticut breeze and a cup of good coffee… Last night I attended a meeting of a local book club. Not as a speaker, but as a potential member. Um, big deal, Suze. Aren’t...
View ArticleMythbusting–Cozies Are Not The Shallow End Of The Fiction Pool
Susannah here, enjoying a cup of joe … and avoiding housework... So, my Wicked people, today I thought we’d have a Mythbusting session. No, I’m not going to use a magnifying glass and the sun to start...
View ArticleMeet Sadie Hartwell
Hey, Wicked People, it’s Jane/Susannah, back from her little cabin in the North Woods and happy to be home and back at work and away from the mosquitoes. Today I thought I’d introduce you to, well, me....
View ArticleInterview with Beverly Allen
Susannah/Sadie/Jane here, just back from a walk in the October sunshine. Please give a Wicked Welcome to Barbara Early a/k/a Beverly Allen, the author of the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mysteries! Tell us...
View ArticleWelcome Author Karoline Barrett
Hello, Wicked People! Susannah/Sadie here, celebrating a release month with author Karoline Barrett. Let’s give her a Wicked Welcome! Act Like You’ve Been Here Before A big thank-you to Susannah Hardy...
View ArticleBlack Friday Stew
Susannah/Sadie/Jane here, writing from her cabin high above a lake somewhere in the boondocks… Hello, Wicked People! As my status may tell you, I’m not home in Connecticut for Thanksgiving. As long as...
View ArticleWelcome Author T.C. LoTempio!
Susannah here. Please give a Wicked Welcome to T.C. LoTempio, author of the Nick and Nora Mysteries! Tell us about your series and your latest book, CLAWS FOR ALARM. The Nick and Nora mysteries...
View ArticleWelcome Author Christine Wenger
Jane/Susannah/Sadie here, wondering which Comfort Food recipe to try first… Please give a Wicked Welcome to Christine Wenger, author of the Comfort Food Mysteries! Thanks for having me. I really live...
View ArticleA Wicked Visit to the Flea Market
Jane/Susannah/Sadie here, feeling generous… One of the things my family likes to do together is visit flea markets. My son looks for vinyl record albums (yes, these are resurging in popularity). My...
View ArticleWelcome Author Amy M. Reade
Jane/Susannah/Sadie here, writing to you today from the world championships of the FIRST Robotics Program (go Buzz, Team #175!) in the shadow of the Gateway Arch in beautiful St. Louis, Missouri. I...
View ArticleSome Book News
Jane/Susannah/Sadie here, just back from a lovely weekend in Maine, where I taught a class and hung out with the Maine Romance Writers… (And no, I don’t feel like I got enough Maine, so I’ll have to...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Woo-Woo In My Life
Jane/Susannah/Sadie here, having watched her baby graduate high school last week and wondering where the time went… Kim’s post last week about her photo organizing, Liz’s post about her vision boards,...
View ArticleMore Thoughts on Retreats
Susannah/Sadie here, just trying to keep cool… A few weeks ago the Wickeds posted about the annual retreat they take to the Maine coast. Today I thought I’d post some tips about how to plan your own...
View ArticleRebalancing Act
Jane/Susannah/Sadie here, wondering where the summer has gone… Financial advisors often tell us to be sure to rebalance our investment portfolios at least once a year, or whenever we have a major life...
View ArticleThe Power of One
Hello, Wicked People! Susannah/Sadie/Jane here, watching the leaves begin to change… The other day something occurred to me. And it freaked me out a little, in the way that profound revelations...
View ArticleIt’s the Great Cozy Pumpkin, Wicked Friends
Susannah/Sadie/Jane here, studiously avoiding the piles of New England leaves that await raking… It’s October, Wicked Friends, and who doesn’t love this time of year? Costumes. Scary Movies. Candy. And...
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