by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 5, 2026 | My Publishing Journey, News, Views & Clues, Newsletters
A FATAL AFFAIR: THE MURDER OF HELEN GRIER Amanda and I completed our first draft by April 30 (as was the goal) and are currently doing a read through for edits. We’re clocking in at about 50,000 words for the main text, which was our objective. Once we’ve...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 11, 2022 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey
In The Hanged Man’s Noose, the first book in my Glass Dolphin Mystery series, the basic premise is: greedy developer comes to the small town of Lount’s Landing with plans to build a mega-box store on the town’s historic Main Street, thereby...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 21, 2022 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey
Readers of my Glass Dolphin Mystery series know that Levon Larroquette is an antiques picker (think of the TV show, American Pickers) and the charismatic ex-husband of protagonist Arabella Carpenter. In book 1 (The Hanged Man’s Noose) we find out exactly why...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 14, 2020 | One Writer's Journey
Writers are often given the advice to “write what you know,” which is all well and good, except that I write mysteries. And despite an over-active imagination, I’ve yet to murder someone, investigate a cold case, or solve a crime. So in my case, “write what you know”...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Nov 9, 2020 | New Release Mondays
Six novels, two collections of short stories, and two anthologies and it absolutely never gets old. Super excited to announce the release of Where There’s A Will, the third and final book in my Glass Dolphin Mystery series. Title: Where There’s a Will: A...