Archive for the ‘Guest Blogs’ Category

Write What You Know—and Know What You Write

Rabbi Ilene Schneider, Ed.D. one of the first six women ordained as a rabbi in the U.S., is Coordinator of Jewish Hospicefor Samaritan Hospice in Marlton, NJ, near Philadelphia. She is the author of Chanukah Guilt (Swimming Kangaroo Books, 2007), the first in a series of cozy mysteries featuring Rabbi Aviva Cohen, and of the [...]

March 9, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  8 Comments

How I Got into Crime Writing: Where Lou Allin Goes, Murder Follows

Lou Allin is the author of the Belle Palmer mysteries set in Northern Ontario, ending with Memories are Murder. Now living on Vancouver Island with her border collies and mini-poodle, she is working on a new series where the rainforest meets the sea. On the Surface Die and She Felt No Pain feature RCMP Corporal, [...]

March 2, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  2 Comments

When Learning Sort of Sneaks Up on You

Returning guest blogger, Kathleen Delaney, talks about what she learns from books.

Last night I watched Julie and Julia. Again. The first time I watched it with an eight year old and a six year old. I got more out of it last night.
I’ve been a Julia Child fan for years. I guess that’s why I [...]

February 16, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  One Comment

Crime Beat Reporter Mitch Malone Checks In

W.S. Gager has lived in West Michigan for most of her life except for stints early in her career as a newspaper reporter and editor. Now she enjoys creating villains instead of crossing police lines to get the story. She teaches English at a local college and is a soccer chauffeur for her children. During [...]

February 9, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  4 Comments

We’re Having a (Murder) Party

Penny Warner has published over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction, for adults and children, including over a dozen party books. Her latest book, HOW TO HOST A KILLER PARTY, is the first in a new mystery series. Her books have won national awards, garnered excellent reviews, and have been printed in 14 countries. [...]

February 3, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  One Comment

Film in the Literary Sense

Author of seven Margot O’Banion & Max Skull mysteries, Kit Sloane’s offbeat stories chronicle the intricacies of Hollywood filmmaking from the point of view of her protagonist, feature film editor Margot O’Banion and her significant other, director Max Skull. She was the first fiction editor of Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine from 1996-1998. A longtime member [...]

January 26, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  2 Comments

The Story of a Loss

Sheila Lowe is a court-qualified handwriting expert who testifies in forensic cases. She has more than thirty years experience in the field of handwriting analysis and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. The author of Handwriting of the Famous & Infamous, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Handwriting Analysis, her analyses of celebrity [...]

January 19, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  7 Comments

Auld Lang Syne

Jenny Milchman is a suspense writer from New Jersey, and the married mother of a kindergartener and preschooler. Her novel, COVER OF SNOW, is on submission right now, and several of her short stories have been published on line. Jenny’s fiction has earned praise from New York Times best-selling authors such as Louise Penny and [...]

January 12, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  2 Comments

Books I’ve Never Read

Returning guest blogger, Kathleen Delaney, is excited about all those books still to be read.
I’m reading Sherlock Holmes, for the first time!
My brother gave it to me for Christmas. He told me he was reading it, but I must admit, I found that somewhat strange. It couldn’t be for the first time. After all, everyone [...]

January 5, 2010   Posted in: Guest Blogs  4 Comments

Wild Mood Swings

Steven Rigolosi, a resident of Northern New Jersey, is the author of the Tales from the Back Page mystery/suspense series.  Each book takes a quirky advertisement on the back page of a New York City newspaper as its starting point, exploring who placed the ad and why, as well as who responded and what happened [...]

December 29, 2009   Posted in: Guest Blogs  One Comment