by Judy Penz Sheluk | Dec 21, 2024 | On Writing, One Writer's Journey
Writing is a solitary pursuit, one where authors spend countless hours of their lives, often laboring over a single sentence or paragraph for more time than most of us care to admit. So, it’s only natural that we become protective of our words. After all, something...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Sep 30, 2023 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
One of my great pleasures is introducing my readers to new authors, and introducing authors to new readers. I “met” Nannette Potter through my online group, Sisters in Crime Guppy Branch, and learning she had just released her debut novel, offered her a...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jul 8, 2023 | Let's Talk About Writing, One Writer's Journey
A warm welcome back to Susan Van Kirk, who candidly discusses her writing path, then and now. Take it away, Susan! My first attempt at writing mysteries began with the Endurance Mysteries—four novels and one novella so far. I’ve been happily visiting the town of...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 17, 2023 | Authors Talk, One Writer's Journey
Welcome back Lois Winston, with a fabulous post on perseverance. We can all learn from her lessons! Several years ago, I saw The Play that Goes Wrong. The play-within-a-play is about a production of Murder at Haversham Manor, an Agatha Christie type murder mystery...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 11, 2023 | Behind the Story, One Writer's Journey
With Valentine’s Day just a few days off, I remembered this post, which originally appeared on Debra Goldstein’s website on October 31, 2022. The timing of it had amused me, because I’ve never been much of a Halloween person. Even as a kid, I dreaded the...
