It’s nice to be home, and I took the Christmas tree and decorations down a couple of days ago. I was still enjoying the lights, but it was a real tree, and the branches were starting to droop. I was afraid of ornaments falling and breaking. So, alas, everything went down to the basement. I’m […]
The Story of My First Forays into Fiction
When I decided to try my hand at fiction, I was nervous. My background is in nonfiction writing, after all. I’d nearly forgotten that I had once had aspirations to right fiction. In fact, in college, I wrote a fantasy novel. It was terrible. It’s handwritten, and the pages are in a box in my […]
Wintertime, Writing, and Cooking
We are getting our first big snowfall today. Isn’t it pretty? Yeah, it won’t be so pretty by April when it finally goes away. But oh well—I live in the Northwoods. I’m planning on learning cross country skiing this year, so wish me luck on that! This week, I finished a book (Meatballs, Mistletoe and […]
What Is a Cozy Mystery?
When I’m out and about, people often ask me what I do. After a brief history of how I’m a veterinarian who practiced small animal medicine for fifteen years and then began a writing and editing business, I always say I’m also an author. Then, they ask me what I write, and I say cozy […]
A Short History of My Fiction Career
Since this is my first blog post, I decided to share some things about myself and my writing habits with all of you, my lovely readers. I’m forty-four years old, married, with a six (almost seven)-year-old daughter. We’ve lived in Michigan’s upper peninsula since 2012, and we absolutely love it here. Here’s a picture of […]