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...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 24, 2015 | Interview with an Author
My guest today is Carol Balawyder. Carol holds degrees in both criminology and literature. It is this mixture that brings her to want to write crime novels, but it was her divorce that led her to write fiction about being single in mid-life. Carol’s short...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 18, 2015 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
On Saturday, September 5th I had my inaugural solo bookstore book signing experience. The location was Chapters in the New Fairview Mall in St. Catharines, Canada. (For those of you unfamiliar with the area, St. Catharines is in the Niagara Falls area.) The manager of...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 10, 2015 | Interview with an Author
A native Californian, Sheri Levy and her family blazed a trail across the U.S. in their van during a January winter in 1976. Traveling with a Siamese cat, a seven-month-old and a four year old, to Greenville, S.C., imbedded memories she’d never forget. Through the...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 27, 2015 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
It’s been about a month since The Hanged Man’s Noose was published. If you’re like me, you probably thought some sort of switch would be pulled and the book would be instantly available everywhere. What I’ve learned since then is that while...
