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 | Apr 11, 2026 | My Publishing Journey, News, Views & Clues, Newsletters
A FATAL AFFAIR: THE MURDER OF HELEN GRIER Amanda Capper and I are getting closer to a completed first draft. The goal has always been April 30 and we “might” make it. There is a lot of research and even more rabbit holes, not to mention the learning curve...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 18, 2025 | Midnight Schemers, My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
If someone had told me, when I was working on the first Superior Shores Anthology, The Best Laid Plans, that I’d be releasing my fifth anthology in six years in 2025, I would never have believed them. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening, and...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 7, 2025 | Midnight Schemers, On Writing, One Writer's Journey, Superior Shores Press
A Guest post by Charlie Kondek Recently, I’ve been able to spend time talking with other writers about how we come up with crime stories, and it’s really helped articulate my process. I’ve been sharing my ideas with Judy as we and other contributors to the new...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 31, 2025 | Midnight Schemers, My Publishing Journey, Superior Shores Press
A warm welcome to Debra Bliss Saenger, one of the 22 authors in the Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers anthology. She’s visiting today to share her inspiration and plot moves and manoeuvres in her short story “Checking Out at the Live Free or Die...
