Yesterday was a good news day for our family. Superman has a bed in a care facility in Wellington. Such a relief to know he'll be closer very soon. It's not easy getting a bed at the highest level of care that there is (and that is what he needs). Serious brain injuries at 89 … Continue reading Walk right in. Sit right down.
Cozy mysteries
Author Interrogations 2025
Hello out there,I'm going to run a new season of author interrogations with all new questions from mid-May 2025. (If I get enough hands in the air.)So, if you're an author (don't care what your genre is, you do not have to be a crime writer) and you'd like to take part in the 2025 … Continue reading Author Interrogations 2025
Anthology opportunity via Margot Kinberg
2024 is almost done.
I don't think it was an all round bad year. It was an interesting year - just not always in the best way. Pain Management Clinic was wonderful. After it ended a few really hard things happened so I think going back to Pain Management might be good idea. We had a couple of big … Continue reading 2024 is almost done.
Drawn from Cards – Launch Day
Kia ora, Today is launch day for the final instalment of Fates Entwined: The Spellbound Bookshop Trilogy.This year we launched two of the stories. (Last year, one.)Now you can read all three. Violet's story is 'Written in Leaves'Poppy's story is 'Scattered on Cloth'Lily's story is 'Drawn from Cards'.Fates Entwined: The Spellbound Bookshop Trilogy by Cat … Continue reading Drawn from Cards – Launch Day
[Nothing happens here]
I'd been meaning to pop into that manuscript and fiddle with a few things so this morning I finally did! You know how there are always those annoying little things that everyone misses until the book is published? Yeah them. (The my that should've been me and other annoyances, like American spelling!)New versions are now … Continue reading [Nothing happens here]
So that’s what I did …
I told myself I wanted to finish the third novella of the Fates Entwined series by Dec 20th. So I finished it yesterday because why not finish it before my birthday today? I went from roughly 2k of words about this time last week to 39K yesterday. That's not a small thing. It's a tiring … Continue reading So that’s what I did …
Author Interrogation: Joy Ann Ribar
Who are you? Joy Ann Ribar here. I’m a Wisconsinite from the Midwest (U.S.). We’re also known as cheeseheads because Wisconsin is the dairy state and produces award-winning cheese. Yes, I love cheese. There’s more to life than cheese and ice cream though. I started writing poems and stories when I was a tot, and … Continue reading Author Interrogation: Joy Ann Ribar
Author Interrogations: Jinny Alexander
Kia ora, This is a treat, an author I don’t know yet! Can’t wait to read all about her. Let’s get into those questions (I’m quite nosy so buckle in): Who are you? What makes you tick?Hi! I’m nosy too, so I’ll be asking right back. And I love to chat to people, so… you asked … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Jinny Alexander
Cat Connor 