by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 29, 2016 | Before They Were Authors, Interview with an Author
I first met Tracy L. Ward at Bloody Words Toronto in 2012. At the time, we were both aspiring authors. Fast forward to Bloody Words Toronto 2014, and Tracy had not only followed her dream, her Peter Ainsley historical mystery series was selling, and selling well....
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 15, 2016 | Before They Were Authors, Interview with an Author
It’s my pleasure to introduce Laurel S. Peterson to Before They Were Authors. A fellow Barking Rain Press author, Laurel’s debut mystery novel, Shadow Notes, was released in May 2016. In addition to being a mystery author, Laurel is also an English...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 1, 2016 | Interview with an Author
I first met award-winning author B.K. (Bonnie) Stevens at Bouchercon Raleigh, when a large contingent of authors from the Short Mystery Fiction Society met for lunch. It was a huge thrill for me, because I have enjoyed many of her stories in Alfred Hitchcock’s...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Aug 12, 2016 | Before They Were Authors, Interview with an Author
I’m excited to introduce a new series, “Before They Were Authors.” My first guest is Sara Jayne Townsend, a UK-based writer of crime and horror fiction, and author of the Shara Summers amateur sleuth series (DEATH SCENE and DEAD COOL available now;...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 24, 2016 | Interview with an Author
Jayne Barnard’s award-winning short fiction has appeared in many publications over the past quarter-century. Her first Steampunk YA novella, MADDIE HATTER AND THE DEADLY DIAMOND, came out from Tyche Books in October 2015. Her full-length mystery, WHEN THE FLOOD...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 10, 2016 | Interview with an Author
Marian Stanley has had two long careers – first in a Fortune 500 company, then in a university. She is delighted with her third incarnation as a mystery novelist. Marian writes in a small town outside Boston where she lives with her husband, Bill, and a Westie named...