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 15, 2022 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
There’s been a lot of behind the scenes work, and it’s still a work-in-progress, but the Marketville Buecher website is now live. This German language website was made possible by my wonderful German translator, Petra Schmelzeisen, and her techie husband,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 8, 2022 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
Like many authors, my mystery writing publishing journey began with the publication of a short story. That was 2014, and since that time I’ve written and published seven full-length novels, edited and produced three multi-author short story anthologies of mystery and...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 1, 2022 | Behind the Story, One Writer's Journey
In preparing for an upcoming speaking engagement I’ve been thinking a lot about writing novels and short fiction. A question that often comes up relates to theme. “What’s your book about?” someone asks. The easy answer is the plot—this happens and then this happens,...
