by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 3, 2025 | Larceny & Last Chances, My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey, Superior Shores Press
The Derringer Awards shortlist was announced on April 1st by the Short Mystery Fiction Society. All stories are blind-judged, which makes making the shortlist not just an honor, but validation. I’m so grateful that my short story, THE LAST CHANCE COALITION, made...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 29, 2025 | Authors Helping Authors, One Writer's Journey
I’m not sure when I first met Debra Goldstein — it might have been at Malice Domestic in 2016 — but I do remember having coffee with her at Bouchercon Toronto in 2017. In addition to be a really fine writer and interesting person, Debra is also a...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 22, 2025 | Midnight Schemers, My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
I’ll admit it. as hard as I tried, I could not dream up a cover concept for Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers. Thankfully, my fabulous cover art designer, Hunter Martin, had no such difficulty. “What about a crow?” he said. “After all,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 15, 2025 | Authors Helping Authors, One Writer's Journey
Those of you who follow me faithfully know that I’m a big believer in Authors Helping Authors. Much of that is done quietly behind the scenes, and if everything works as it should, it’s also reciprocal. Over the last three years, I’ve had a lot of...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 8, 2025 | Authors Helping Authors, One Writer's Journey
I’ll be honest, I get a LOT of requests from authors asking to be showcased in this “Authors Helping Authors” series. I’d love to accommodate them all, but I only post on Saturdays, and I leave a couple of Saturdays a month open for my own...
