by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 27, 2024 | Introducing You To, One Writer's Journey
It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Jim and his latest thriller. We first met online as part of the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime and met in person in Raleigh, North Carolina at the 2015 Bouchercon conference. I’ve been a fan of his Seamus McCree series...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Oct 16, 2015 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
I signed up for my very first Bouchercon—Bouchercon 2015— in July 2014, exactly one week after I signed my publishing contract with Barking Rain Press for The Hanged Man’s Noose. For those who aren’t quite sure what Bouchercon is all about, here’s...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 5, 2015 | Interview with an Author
It’s my pleasure to welcome James M. (Jim) Jackson, author of the Seamus McCree mysteries. Not only am I a huge fan of the series, I have Jim to thank for telling me about Barking Rain Press. We first meet Seamus (pronounced Shaymus) McCree in Bad Policy. We learn he...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Mar 6, 2015 | My Publishing Journey, One Writer's Journey
In my previous posts in this series [The First Cut is the Deepest; Calling All Agents], I addressed my hunt for an agent. Having invested the better part of a year with little to show for my efforts, by the end of 2013, I knew it was time to take a different approach....