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ONE MOM LIFE…TWO SERIES! by Kathleen Marple Kalb
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Women Writers
It took me a long time to become brave enough to write about motherhood. The first mystery I tried to sell featured a main character who was a young single woman, a lot like me a couple decades ago. Writing a mother seemed too personal and too close to home. I never thought I’d write […]
Birthing a Series by Lois Winston
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Women Writers
February 10th was the official release date of Embroidered Lies and Alibis, the 15th book in my Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series. Mindboggling, considering that once upon a time, I’d never even considered writing mysteries. That all changed the day my agent suggested I write a humorous cozy mystery featuring a crafting sleuth. She knew […]
The Beauty of the Amateur in Solving Crimes by Valerie (V.M.) Burns
By Debra Goldstein | | Blogpost, Uncategorized
One of the key components of cozy mysteries is the use of the “amateur sleuth.” Amateur sleuths are usually female, who are not paid to solve crimes. They’re not trained members of law enforcement, nor are they highly skilled. Amateur sleuths are average people just like you and me. Critics of the genre often disparage […]






