by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 9, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
According to my mother, the day I was born the temperature in Toronto soared to 104F (40C). My mother, may she rest in peace, wasn’t averse to a bit of exaggeration if it aided a story, but I expect it was darn hot in a hospital room without the aid of air...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 5, 2023 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
Author Lynn Slaughter is best known for her four award-winning young adult romantic mysteries: DEADLY SETUP, LEISHA’S SONG, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU, AND WHILE I DANCED. It’s my pleasure to welcome her today while she discusses “changing writing...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 15, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
The first book I read by Sue Grafton was G is for Gumshoe. That was sometime in the mid 1990s and I’d picked it up at a flea market while vacationing in Collingwood, Ontario. I was immediately hooked by Grafton’s feisty female PI and the Santa Teresa,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 8, 2023 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
A warm welcome back to Susan Van Kirk, who candidly discusses her writing path, then and now. Take it away, Susan! My first attempt at writing mysteries began with the Endurance Mysteries—four novels and one novella so far. I’ve been happily visiting the town of...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 1, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
My parents were European immigrants, my father originally from Apatin, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) and my mother from Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland). They both moved to Nottingham, England, after the war, their respective towns no longer standing, and most of...
