by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 19, 2022 | Behind the Story, One Writer's Journey
If you follow me on social media, you’ll know I’m the owner of Golden Retriever named Gibbs (after Leroy Jethro Gibbs of the long-running TV show NCIS). Gibbs, who turned seven on October 21, is a good dog who lives up to the stubborn streak of his...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 12, 2022 | Behind the Story, One Writer's Journey
I’ve never met CJ Shane, but we’ve come to know each other through our membership with Sisters in Crime Guppy branch, where she’s a frequent contributor on the digest. I also know that she’s a very talented artist, and jewelry maker, in...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 5, 2022 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
Like many authors, my mystery writing publishing journey began with the publication of a few short stories, one of them, a flash fiction piece titled ‘Beautiful Killer’ was picked up by Untreed Reads for Flash and Bang, a collection of short crime fiction...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 29, 2022 | Behind the Scenes, My Publishing Journey
The Winter 2021 edition of Mystery Readers Journal (Volume 37, No. 4) featured Cold Case Mysteries, and I was thrilled to have my article on writing cold case cozies included. At the time, I had published three books in my Marketville Mystery series: Skeletons in the...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 21, 2022 | My Publishing Journey
It’s release day for Before There Were Skeletons and advance reviews have been amazing. Here are my five favorites (name dropping intentional). Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mysteries: “Private Investigator Calamity (Callie) Barnstable is a...
