by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 22, 2023 | One Writer's Journey
This past Thursday, April 20th, Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence announced their 2023 shortlist. As past Chair of CWC, not to mention an avid reader, many of the names on the list were familiar to me. One of those was MH Callway, whose excellent short...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 15, 2023 | One Writer's Journey, The Case of
It’s happened to everyone at one time or another: the bad haircut. And recently, hoping to (finally) get new author photos taken (the one included here was taken in 2019 and the one on my home page was taken in 2015), the bad haircut happened to me. Oh,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 8, 2023 | One Writer's Journey, The Case of
Two weeks ago I happened by a Laura Secord chocolate store and thought I’d surprise my hubby by giving him some foil-wrapped chocolate eggs for Easter. Of course, I knew they would have to be dark chocolate so that I wouldn’t be tempted to eat them —...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 18, 2023 | Newsletters, One Writer's Journey
In addition to a weekly blog, I also send out a newsletter. The timing might be monthly or quarterly — basically it’s when I have enough news to share that I decide to send one. Here’s a link to the one just sent in March (my first since December)...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 4, 2023 | Behind the Story, One Writer's Journey
I was working on my latest book, Before There Were Skeletons, and having one of my “Agatha Christie Days”—and by that I don’t mean channeling my inner Miss Marple, but rather attempting to follow Dame Agatha’s sage advice, which is “to write even when you don’t want...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 25, 2023 | Behind the Scenes, Let's Talk About Writing
For authors making the query rounds in the hopes of landing a publisher or an agent, much is made of being able to categorize the genre and sub-genre of your book. Defining an entire series is equally, if not more, important, if for no other reason than to inform the...
