by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 24, 2025 | Larceny & Last Chances, Let's Talk About Writing, Midnight Schemers, Superior Shores Press
I’m delighted to share this post on writing by Julie Hastrup. Her short story in Larceny & Last Chances, ‘Skeeter’s Bar & Grill,’ was shortlisted for Best Short Story in the 2024 Derringer Awards. Her latest story, ‘Dinner at...
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 | Nov 17, 2020 | One Writer's Journey
People often ask where my ideas come from. Sometimes they come from stories I’ve read in the local paper: The building of a megabox store, possibly threatening the independent shops in a small town, and the vocal opposition from residents and local businesses (The...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 28, 2019 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey
Readers of The Hanged Man’s Noose will recognize the charismatic Johnny Porter as the owner of It’s a Colorful Life paint store, and the Chairman of the Main Street Merchants’ Association in Lount’s Landing. Johnny has movie star good looks,...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 14, 2019 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey
True confession: I fell madly, deeply in love for the first time when I was fifteen. To say things in the Penz household were somewhat unstable might be putting a gloss on it—my father had died the year before, my mother was coping badly, and I didn’t have any...
