by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 20, 2021 | Book Reviews
The Push by Ashley Audrain My rating: 5 of 5 stars Blythe Connor wants to be a good mother, but the genetics of her own mother and grandmother aren’t in her favor. So when she gives birth to her daughter, Violet, and those lovey-dovey feelings don’t occur,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 16, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, My Publishing Journey, Where There's A Will
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, as an author, every word, sentence, paragraph, and page would be pitch perfect on the first draft. Or even the final draft before going to a proofreader for one last review. Of course by this time the most egregious errors have...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 12, 2021 | Book Reviews
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book came highly recommended to me by the former owner of a bookstore. In fact, he said it was “the best mystery novel he’d read in the 2000s, and a blueprint to how to write a mystery.”...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 8, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, One Writer's Journey
As some of you may know, from 2008 through 2018 I was employed as the Senior Editor of the now defunct New England Antiques Journal, owned by Turley Publications. During my time there, I had the privilege of working with Jennifer Grybowski. More recently,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 5, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, One Writer's Journey
I first met John Sayers at the Toronto Postcard Show. I believe it was 2005, though I could be off by a year on either side. John was there selling postcards with his wife, Judith. I was there as the Editor of Antiques & Collectibles Showcase, looking for a story....
