by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 1, 2017 | One Writer's Journey
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) officially begins each year on November 1, when participants start working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. For those of you mathematically challenged, that’s 1,666 words a day...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 30, 2017 | New Release Mondays
Author Name: C.A. Verstraete Book Title: The Haunting of Dr. Bowen, A Mystery in Lizzie Borden’s Fall River Book Genre: historical, mystery, paranormal, light horror Release Date: August 2017 Synopsis: Gruesome deaths haunt the industrial city of Fall River,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 27, 2017 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
Any original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work is automatically protected by copyright the moment it’s created. But it’s still recommended that authors file for “official” copyright. I wrote about this at some length when I filed for my...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 23, 2017 | New Release Mondays
I first met Lisa de Nikolits at the Sleuth of Baker Street bookstore in Toronto, where we were celebrating the launch of The Whole She-Bang-3. It’s my pleasure to introduce her, and her latest work. Author Name: Lisa de Nikolits Book Title: No Fury Like That...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 20, 2017 | One Writer's Journey
I’ve been a member of the Bouchercon 2017 volunteer committee since 2015, meeting quarterly at first, and then escalating to monthly. While my contributions were far less than co-chairs Helen Nelson and Janet Costello, this past 2 1/2 years has opened my eyes to...
