Bringing Home the Gold (or the Silver Falchion) by Debra H Goldstein The Olympics produced many discussions from what is the twisties to whether Americans have the wrong mindset in terms of medals. The reality is that we celebrate winning the gold, but don’t have the same excitement for silver or bronze. Who ever saw […]
Why Do You Read Blogs? by Debra H. Goldstein In the past, I’ve written about the reasons I write blogs. Some include interacting with readers, hoping to attract new readers, sharing my thoughts in a forum that reaches more people than journaling would, and because I enjoy it. I also subscribe to several blogs and […]
Better than Christmas! – Mystery in the Midlands is coming! by Debra H Goldstein Mystery in the Midlands is coming virtually, and I can’t wait! Last year, over nine hundred (you read that right – over 900) readers and authors attended the virtual four and one-half hour Crowdcast conference co-sponsored by Southeast Mystery Writers […]
Four Cuts Too Many – I Need Your Help, Please by Debra H. Goldstein Eleven days to go! If you had told me in 2011, when my first book, Maze in Blue, was published, that a decade later, I’d have six published original titles, one turned into my agent ready to go, two mass market […]
Bidding Farewell to a Dear Friend by Debra H. Goldstein This year, I said good-bye to my personal library. Our aging physical infirmities and our old house no longer matched. Our new house, which we can’t believe we built during the pandemic, is perfect for us. Although there is a guest bedroom and bath upstairs, […]
COLOR Me Spring – Clicking Our Heels Spring is here! We’re putting away our winter clothing and looking at things in a new light, so we thought we’d share our favorite colors and why we like them with you. T.K. Thorne – I am attracted to intense colors. Bright yellow, like the deep yellow daffodils […]
F8, F2, and no, they aren’t football commands by Debra H. Goldstein I bet I know something you don’t know! It’s something I’m not even sure the protagonist of the Sarah Blair series I write for Kensington knows. For those of you who don’t recall, Sarah, as she demonstrated in One Taste Too Many, the […]
It’s time to get to know the Stiletto Gang Members better from a little game: “I write —“ Lois Winston – I currently write cozy/amateur sleuth mysteries. However, in the past I’ve also written romance, romantic suspense, chick lit, women’s fiction, a children’s chapter book, and a nonfiction book on writing. Robin Hillyer-Miles – […]
Getting the Word Out by Debra H. Goldstein I’ve been so busy balancing the pandemic, mentioning that the fourth Sarah Blair book, Four Cuts Too Many, is available for pre-order, and writing the fifth book for 2022, that I haven’t given quite as much love to recently published Three Treats Too Many. Part of my […]
Recognition, Writing and the Ladies Room by Debra H. Goldstein Do we write for recognition? Or, is it something in our blood that makes it impossible to do anything else? I’ve heard many people say, “I write because I have to” or “Even if I never become a New York Times bestseller, I have stories […]