My new novel, “The Boy in the Mirror,” will be released on all platforms in July 13th. #writingcommunity #readers #mysteryreaders #mysterywriters #booksky

My 11th novel, “The Boy in the Mirror,” will be available on July 13. It’s a mystery with a paranormal aspect. Read the preview, which begins near the end of the first chapter. jameshlewis.com/a-preview-of... #BookSky #Writers #Readers #MysteryWriters #WritingCommunity

You catch so many mistakes by reading your draft out loud. #writingcommunity #mysterywriters #booksky

I just finished reading Virginia Evans’ “The Correspondent.” A masterpiece.

I just finished the second draft of my next novel, a mystery with a paranormal subplot. Or is it the other way around? Either way, I hope to have “The Boy in the Mirror” ready by summer. #mysterywriters #writingcommunity

I just switched my website to Tertulia for Authors and couldn’t be more pleased. It is easy to understand, design pages. and make changes. The customer support is outstanding, and their online tutorials are straightforward. jameshlewis.com. #tertuliaforauthors #writingcommunity #mysterywriters

Does anyone else find “Theo of Golden” tedious? I’m glad the writer’s independently published work was discovered, but I grew tired of it between the last 80 pct of doing good and the reveal, which went on too long.

I’ve moved my website from Wordpress to Tertulia for Authors. I have some additional tweaking to do and will add a blog, but the results are great. jameshlewis.com #writingcommunity #mysterywriters

My latest short story My short story, "After a Brief Illness," will appear in House of Long Shadows on Saturday, December 13th at 11 a.m. Eastern.

New short story to be published My short story from 1950’s Dubuque’s Iowa, "After a Brief Illness," will be published later this month in the anthology House of Long Shadows. 

The third Lydia Barnwell Pittsburgh-based police procedural has just been released.

Is anyone using Pinterest to promote book sales? What has been your experience? #booksky

My short story is honored My short story, “The Guardian,” won second prize in Pennwriters annual short story competition. I would love to post a link, but I’ve submitted it to several markets and need it to remain unpublished for now.

Great review for new Lydia Barnwell mystery

We had not intended to attend the Shaw Festival this summer, but now I’m planning to go just to stick it to the man.

If I’d known 12 years ago my grandson would become a Weird Al Yankovic fan, I would have had him sooner.

I'm trying not to see an omen in Sovereignty beating out Journalism at the Kentucky Derby today.

The ARC of my third Lydia Barnwell police procedural is available on BookSirens. @mysterywriters links.booksirens.com/ls/click?upn...

A new Lydia Barnwell mystery The third novel in the Lydia Barnwell mystery series will be released on July 14. The ebook edition is now available for pre-order, while the print version will be released on the day of publication. You… http://jameshlewis.com/2025/04/21/a-new-lydia-barnwell-mystery/

Change of venue for today’s book fair There’s been a change of location for today’s Spring Local Authors Fair. The event, featuring fifteen local authors, will be held from Noon-4, Saturday, April 5, at South Fayette Community Center, in the same building as the library. 515 Millers Run Road,…

Join me this weekend I’m one of the fifteen Pittsburgh-area writers attending the Spring Local Author Fair at the South Fayette Library on Saturday, April 5th from Noon until 4. Come by and say hello.

Anyone out there available for a read through and grammar check of a 74k mystery? Send cost via message. #mysterywriters

It is amazing the typos and errors I uncover just by reading my draft aloud. #writingcommunity #mysterywriters #booksky

I wish to announce that, despite politicians playing with my brain and the natural order of things, I awoke at the same hour I usually do. # writingcommunity # authorsguild #mysterywriters

Seventy-five writing days in, the first draft of my tenth novel is complete. Now the real work begins. It’s my third Lydia Barnwell novel, and I’m already plotting the next. #mysterywriters #writingcommunity

My review of “Pixar in Concert” by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra last night. onstagepittsburgh.com/2025/03/02/p...

“Spooky stuff for discerning readers” That’s how the Short Mystery Fiction Society characterized my short story in “Yellow Mama” webzine. Read it here.

What are you reading right now? I’ll start. The Ride of her Life by Elizabeth Letts. A well told story about a single woman in her 60s who travels by horse from Maine to California. #writingcommunity #mysterywriters.

Deborah Kalb interview Noted book blogger Deborah Kalb interviewed me on the publication of my latest novel, Death of a Mama’s Boy. Deborah has followed my work from the first novel, and I deeply appreciate her interest. Read it here. Order your copy.

“Death of a Mama’s Boy” is here Death of a Mama’s Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell mystery, is now available everywhere, including independent bookstores through Bookshop. A patrol officer investigates the break-in at a funeral home and is surprised by the perpetrator hiding in a casket. Hours…

Read my latest short story Yellow Mama, a mystery webzine, has just published my short story, The Night Caller, a mystery with paranormal overtones. It's a quick read, 1,200 words. Best of all, it's free. I hope you enjoy it. Read it for free

“Death of a Mama’s Boy” one week away Death of a Mama's Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell mystery, will be available on all platforms on Tuesday, February 18. A patrol officer investigates the break-in at a funeral home and is surprised by the perpetrator hiding in a casket. Hours later, he's found…

I was happy to see the Charlie Mack series, written by my friend Cheryl Head, used as a Jeopardy clue last night. #writingcommunity #mysterywriters

Does #mysterywriters have a starter pack? I’m very interested in connecting with others who write in this genre.

Good morning, fellow authors. It will be a full day of writing for me. No television or news reports. Just my words. Anyone else? #writingcommunity #authorsandbooks #booksky

My wife is reading one of my novels and asks, "Whose apartment is she in where she finds something in his pants pocket?" I reply, "I have no idea. That was two books ago." #writingcommunity #mysterywriters

Earlier today, someone posted a request for the first lines of current books. Here's mine: "Marty Sullivan waited weeks for someone to die. Not just anyone. Someone important, either revered or feared. When Alberta Allen’s heart attacked her, he saw his chance." #writingcommunity #mysterywriters

Why I write crime fiction A question on Author's Guild asked, "Why did you start writing crime fiction?" My answer: I grew up reading Hardy Boys mysteries. My mother was a fan of Earl Stanley Gardner (and his pen name, A.A. Fair). Once she finished the latest book, she'd hand it to me. I have…

I responded to a question on Author's Guild about why I got into crime writing: I grew up reading Hardy Boys mysteries. My mother was a fan of Earl Stanley Gardner, Once she finished the latest book, she'd hand it to me. I have always read mysteries. #writingcommunity

x X has ~18m daily USA users. @bsky.app, ~1.5m. Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app? If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.

How did I miss “Wolf Hall” during its first airing? I’d read the series. Thank heavens for PBS Passport. #writingcommunity

my biggest 2024 breakthrough: discovering that scarecrows aren't real. crops are just SO much easier to steal now. i used to pull up one or two turnips and run off, but i'm not scared anymore. the only challenge ahead of me in 2025 is to keep from eating so many turnips i give myself a stomach ache

Preview “Death of a Mama’s Boy” I've just posted a preview of Death of a Mama's Boy, the second Lydia Barnwell Pittsburgh-based police procedural. It will be published on February 18. Police discover a man hiding in the coffin of a funeral home after he’s broken in. When he’s found murdered six…

An Uber driver gave me a history of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods for months ago. I worked it into my latest book. Sometimes you just have to shut up and listen.

The life of a dedicated proofreader...

I'm on other social media platforms, but here I only follow, post, and comment about writing. No politics and only an occasional post about my grandchildren. #writingcommunity

Early for. NY resolution, but I SHALL write two books in 2025.

Having lived in Pittsburgh for eight years, I've just figured out why a sign on the exit door of the men's room at a local restaurant chain asks the question, ""Is Kennywood Open?"

Julian Fellowes will adapt Donna Leon's Commisarrio Brunetti series. mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2024/12/juli... #mysterywriters

"Death of a Mama's Boy," the second book in my Lydia Barnwell mystery series, is up for pre-order. Lydia grew out of my Chief Novak trilogy. It's a Pittsburgh police procedural. #writingcommunity #mysterywriters #indieauthors