Bestselling author of more than 35 novels, Gerry Schmitt — known for
her cozy mysteries written under the pseudonym Laura Childs — has released the first book in her new Afton Tangler thriller series, Little Girl Gone.
Not exact matches
I have
written a series of
mystery novels that seem to be somewhere between
cozy mystery and police procedural, but I don't follow strict procedure so I tend to call my stories
cozy mysteries.
«Woe be unto the free - range American reader who casually picks up any of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache
mysteries, set in the French - Canadian village of Three Pines, expecting a «Murder, She
Wrote» - style
cozy.
On the subject of managing your published work, Elizabeth Spann Craig, who
writes cozy mysteries with a Deeply Southern wink, has fresh Observations from Running a Free Book Sale.
Now I want to
write a
cozy mystery, just so I can have a cute and punny title.
For example, if your readers know you to be a thriller author and you switch to
write cozy mysteries or romantic suspense, you need to prepare your readers for this change or they'll pick up that first
cozy or romantic suspense expecting it to be a thriller.
If you
write cozy mysteries involving the owner of a yarn store, showcase your knitting projects.
About the Author Hope Callaghan is an author who loves to
write Christian books, especially Christian
Mystery and
Cozy Mystery books.
Nashville author Bente Gallagher has
written three books in a «Do - It - Yourself»
cozy mystery series for Berkley under the name Jennie Bentley.
Laura has
written some fabulous books, both fiction (historical fantasy and
cozy mystery) and non-fiction (dog training), and has had her story «And Only the Eyes of Children» published in World Weaver Press» FAE, the anthology I recommended in my last blog post.
She has, in fact, also
written a
cozy mystery called Con Job, about a
mystery at a fan convention.
We talk about her
writing process, about
writing cozy mysteries, the motivation for
writing, and a lot more.
If you're
writing hard sci - fi, you're going to want to reach to a different readership than if you're
writing cozy mysteries.
I
write cozy historical
mysteries, and had an agent for my first book who was enthusiastic about getting a trad publisher for it.
James has
written a variety of series of
cozy mysteries under several pseudonyms, including Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans and Miranda James.
So I compiled my teachings into an easy - to - read booklet with concise instructions on
Writing the
Cozy Mystery.
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She has
written four animal adventures for middle - grade readers, set on a fictional island in the Salish Sea, two historical
mysteries set in 1890 in frontier British Columbia, and a
cozy romantic
mystery.
I never planned to
write cozy mysteries.
Back in 1997, in the first «Hard - Boiled Gazetteer,» I
wrote, «Today we've come to expect
mysteries,
cozy as well as hard - boiled, to place a high priority on vivid settings, but many crime writers use a sense of place mainly to create ambience, with landmarks strewn about in the manner of an interior decorator selecting wallpaper.
«I love this sharply -
written and quirky
cozy mystery.
I have
written short science fiction, short fantasy, YA fantasy,
cozy mystery, short
mystery, historical romance, and chicklit.
Regardless of the type of
writing you do — fiction or non-fiction,
cozy mysteries or steamy romances, historic biographies or Silicon Valley tell - alls — knowing as much as you can about who is reading your work will give you advantages and resources that will make your
writing better and easier to market.
My friend Teresa has been plugging along
writing cozy mysteries for several years.
Authors want to
write a «
cozy»
mystery because they know it's hot right now,.
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Kim
writes humorous women fiction and is about to release her latest
cozy mystery, Knickers in a Twist.
This list would not be complete without @elizabethscraig, a
cozy mystery writer and queen of the
writing tweet.
Writing within struggling genres such as
cozy mysteries, erotica, or urban fantasy is also another way to turn a literary agent off in the querying process.
She
writes Jane Austen derivative fiction but will be branching out into
cozy mysteries this year.
DM: I'd probably be
writing cozy mysteries.
Do you
write historical romance, military sci fi, or
cozy mysteries?
We know the nuances of the creative
writing genres (from steampunk, to
cozy mysteries, to poetry).
Whether you
write cozy mysteries or not, the Indie Author Fringe Conference 2016 coming up at the end of this week is too exciting to miss.
He
writes cozy mystery short stories, nostalgia short stories, and Flash Fiction.
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cozy mysteries.