by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 27, 2015 | One Writer's Journey
Today is the day after American Thanksgiving, better known as Black Friday. According to some sources, Black Friday is the single biggest shopping day in the U.S. (Canadian retailers have tried to jump on the Black Friday bandwagon, but since our Thanksgiving takes...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 13, 2015 | One Writer's Journey
If you’re of a certain age—and watch the Academy Awards—you might remember the year Sally Field won a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Places in the Heart. If not, you can watch the YouTube video where an enthusiastic Field proclaims, “I can’t deny...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 6, 2015 | Interview with an Author
I first met Art Taylor at Bouchercon 2015 in Raleigh, at the luncheon for members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society, but I’ve been a fan of his for some time. It would seem I’m not the only one! Art Taylor has won two Agatha Awards, the Anthony Award,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 23, 2015 | Interview with an Author
Agatha-nominated and national best-selling author Edith Maxwell writes the Local Foods Mysteries, the Country Store Mysteries (as Maddie Day), the Lauren Rousseau Mysteries (as Tace Baker), and the Quaker Midwife Mysteries, as well as award-winning short crime...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 16, 2015 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
I signed up for my very first Bouchercon—Bouchercon 2015— in July 2014, exactly one week after I signed my publishing contract with Barking Rain Press for The Hanged Man’s Noose. For those who aren’t quite sure what Bouchercon is all about, here’s...
