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Award-winning author. Daydream believer. www.judypenzsheluk.com
Advice for
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, with thanks to author Lynn Slaughter
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Judy Penz Sheluk's Advice for Writers | Lynn Slaughter
I'm so delighted to host bestselling, award-winning author Judy Penz Sheluk on my blog today. Her writing advice is spot on! One Author’s Advice on Writing by Judy Penz Sheluk One of the most common q...
https://lynnslaughter.com/2025/09/24/judy-penz-sheluks-advice-for-writers/
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Congrats to fellow Stiletto Gang member on winning a Silver Falchion Award at Killer Nashville
@saralynrichard.bsky.social
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/09/16/a...
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A Big, Happy Announcement | The Stiletto Gang
A Big, Happy Announcement!
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/09/16/a-big-happy-announcement
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Elevator Ride is a hilarious age-gap romantic mystery and it's FREE from 9/15-9/19! GET IT NOW:
amzn.to/3AnaMLQ
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Crime Writers of Canada is actively recruiting jurors to help them celebrate the best in Canadian crime writing. CWC membership is not a requirement. If you or someone you know is interested in being a juror, please contact CWC Jury Chair at:
[email protected]
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A Writer's Path
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by Gay Yellen
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My September newsletter is out! Lots of info and tips for authors and readers.
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29 days ago
Close to the southern border where I live, Spanish names are popular. Many of my characters have Spanish names: Julio, Chito, Remedios, Xochi, Francisco, etc. And one Apache - Cass (short for Cassadore)
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Many thanks to Kevin Tipple and Kevin's Corner for reposting this fab review!
kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2025/09/shor...
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Short Story Wednesday Review: Moonlight & Misadventure: 20 Stories of Mystery and Suspense ---- Editor Judy Penz Sheluk
https://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2025/09/short-story-wednesday-review-moonlight.html
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Are you a maker, artist, or creator in Canada? This is YOUR moment. 🎨🛠️🎶 Join the Great Creators Cooperative of Canada as a Founding Creator and be part of something BIG. 🚀 👉 Sign up now at
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Great Creators Cooperative Canada - Great Creators Cooperative
A Canadian alternative for creators — by creators. Who We Are We’re a national, for-profit cooperative owned by Canadian authors, artists, musicians, photographers, and other creative professionals....
https://greatcreators.ca/great-creators-cooperative-canada/
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What's in a name?
www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/09/if-y...
@jennmckinlay.bsky.social
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If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
JENN McKINLAY : Names. They're so interesting, aren't they? Writers spend an awful lot of time thinking about them--character names and sett...
https://www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/09/if-you-could-change-your-name-what.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=todays_blog_post&utm_term=2025-09-02
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Creating Characters: Meet Levon Larroquette | The Stiletto Gang
Arabella has what could best be described as a complicated relationship with her charismatic ex-husband, Levon Larroquette. Levon is an antiques picker (think
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/09/01/creating-characters-meet-levon-larroquette/
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"Agave" mixed media artwork now living elsewhere (sold!)
#art
#mixedmediaart
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Author Debra Goldstein raises a good point. I have a philosophy of "if I buy one of [fill in the blank] I need to donate/sell/give away/trash [fill in the blank]. That goes for everything from golf clothes to glass baking dishes. What about you?
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How Many Widgets, Possessions, and Words Do You Need? | The Stiletto Gang
How Many Widgets, Possessions and Words Do You Need? by Debra H. Goldstein
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/25/how-many-widgets-possessions-and-words-do-you-need/
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Congrats! I just made a graphic for us for Readers' Choice too!
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Author
@saralynrichard.bsky.social
is seeking info for her newest mystery set in 1900.
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/19/o...
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Officer Friendly by Saralyn Richard | The Stiletto Gang
In the business of writing mysteries, a person can hardly avoid the police. I know. I’ve written seven mysteries, eight if you include my children’s book,
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/19/officer-friendly-by-saralyn-richard/
about 1 month ago
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Mega-thanks to the talented Bethany Maines for creating these for the Short Mystery Fiction Society Derringer Awards. I'm honored to be able to have one for my nominated short story "the Last Chance Coalition" and for my anthology "Larceny & Last Chances."
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Plotting a Murder | The Stiletto Gang
Thinking about killing someone? Then it's time to get busy plotting a murder! For fiction. I can't underscore that enough. It's FICTIONAL.
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/13/plotting-a-murder/
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What Ever Happened to ...? | The Stiletto Gang
What happened to their dreams? And what happened to yours? Are all the memories tucked away in a box somewhere, or proudly displayed on your bookshelf? Have
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/12/what-ever-happened-to/#comment-19020
about 2 months ago
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NYT games and improvisational techniques for writers!
#writingcommunity
#puzzlemethis
@donnellb.bsky.social
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The Games People Play & the Value of Improvisation | The Stiletto Gang
Know something else that’s educational? Improvisation.
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/11/the-games-people-play-the-value-of-improvisation/#comment-19008
about 2 months ago
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Many thanks to the Sault Star for this interview and article by journalist Brian Kelly.
#Localjournalismmatters
about 2 months ago
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True, that.
#writing
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My article, The Importance of Honest Feedback, is in the latest issue of The Algerian, the publication of
@algomau.bsky.social
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Is there a job you wouldn't want? Mine is flight attendant! Check out the rest of responses from authors at the Stiletto Gang!
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/06/c...
@saralynrichard.bsky.social
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Clicking Our Heels - Jobs Each of Us Would Never Want | The Stiletto Gang
In addition to being authors, many of the Stiletto Gang members have or still are working other day jobs. Some of the jobs include government worker, judge,
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/08/06/clicking-our-heels-jobs-each-of-us-would-never-want/
about 2 months ago
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If you haven't voted yet, here's a list of eligible books for the
#KillerNashville
Readers' Choice Awards. One entry per person, vote for up to 10 books, and I'd be grateful for you vote for Larceny & Last Chances!
killernashville.forms-db.com/view.php?id=...
about 2 months ago
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A new book from Award-winning author Jane Cleland on the healing power of nature and beating those darned AI bots. You may not know that I met Jane at Malice Domestic a few years back. She won an Agatha Award and offered to blurb A Hole in One!
www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/08/to-b...
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JULY NEWS FROM THE SHORT MYSTERY FICTION SOCIETY
About Shortmystery, genre insight from every perspective: reading, writing, revising, submitting, editing, publishing, and publicity.
https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/08/july-news-from-short-mystery-fiction.html
about 2 months ago
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A new book from Award-winning author Jane Cleland on the healing power of nature and beating those darned AI bots. You may not know that I met Jane at Malice Domestic a few years back. She won an Agatha Award and offered to blurb A Hole in One!
www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/08/to-b...
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News, Views & Clues: August 2025
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Congrats to my fellow Stiletto Gang nominees! We'd love your vote in the Killer Nashville Readers' Choice Awards!
@saralynrichard.bsky.social
#KillerNashville
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Larceny & Last Chances has been shortlisted for a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Anthology -- now it's on the list for a Readers' Choice Award. I'd appreciate your vote!
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2025 Killer Nashville Readers' Choice Ballot
https://killernashville.forms-db.com/view.php?id=265350&fbclid=IwY2xjawL2-31leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFkQVUxOU5QSzgxaVVmN0dhAR5a6aTpkskKmwsr0Xhbal6xjIkT3J4Z56f2oggNLRJsujIYU4OGpylYSOnS-w_aem_KYL6s9k01BYIjV7er4T8lQ
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Also known as "butt in chair, fingers on keyboard."
#writing
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Authors Guild Member David Baldacci Testifies Before Senate Crime Subcommittee on AI Theft - The Authors Guild
On Wednesday, July 16, bestselling author David Baldacci delivered powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, laying bare the devastating impact of AI c...
https://authorsguild.org/news/david-baldacci-senate-testimony-ai-theft/
2 months ago
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Fabulous post by
@donaleemoulton.bsky.social
on researching a historical mystery. PS I ordered the book!
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/07/17/t...
3 months ago
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#writinglife
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Interesting article Canada’s New Nationalism -
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Canada’s New Nationalism - Macleans.ca
This country has spent 250 years fighting American aggression. Here we go again.
https://macleans.ca/society/canadas-new-nationalism/
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gdcramer.com/2025/07/10/e...
with thanks to
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ELIZABETH IRISH – From Short Stories to Cozies - Author George Cramer
Beth Irish’s first short stories were published in 2025. “The Centerpiece” appeared in Gone Fishin’: Crime Takes a Holiday, The Eighth Guppy Anthology. “Friendship Never Dies” was released June 18th i...
https://gdcramer.com/2025/07/10/elizabeth-irish-from-short-stories-to-cozies/
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Is it just me? Even at 50% off (enter BNPSHELUK50 at checkout) I have not sold a single Nook ebook on
@barnesandnoble.com
since the sale started July 1st. The photo shows titles on sale (plus box sets of Glass Dolphin, Marketville and Publishing series).
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For those of you who might be interested, here are links to my recent interview on House of Mystery on NBC, where I talk about Midnight Schemers and the Short Mystery Fiction Society with thanks to
@radiocubb.bsky.social
www.audible.com/podcast/Judy...
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Judy Penz Sheluk - Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Desire or desperation, revenge or retribution—how far would you go to realize a dream? The twenty-two authors in this collection explore the possibilities, ...
https://www.audible.com/podcast/Judy-Penz-Sheluk-Midnight-Schemers-Daydream-Believers/B0FFX9L5YN
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Author Bethany Maines talks about
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The Publishing Game | The Stiletto Gang
Bethany Maines talks about her publishing endeavors this year, what she's writing and the systems she's using to write shorter stories.
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/07/09/the-publishing-game/#comment-18883
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Writing about creating characters.
#writingcommunity
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/07/07/a...
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Creating Characters: Meet Arabella Carpenter | The Stiletto Gang
Of all my characters (and there are quite a few), Glass Dolphin antiques shop owner Arabella Carpenter is probably my favorite. Feisty and flawed, she's a
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/07/07/arabella-carpenter
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www.debrahgoldstein.com/a-foolproof-...
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A Foolproof Plan by Judy Penz Sheluk - Debra H. Goldstein
Judy Penz Sheluk shares the 5-year journey behind her story A Foolproof Plan, featured in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers.
https://www.debrahgoldstein.com/a-foolproof-plan-by-judy-penz-sheluk/
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Some
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tips on Miss Demeanors!
www.missdemeanors.com/the-long-and...
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The Long and the Short of It by Judy Penz Sheluk (And 3 Quick Tips to Get You There) - Miss Demeanors
Some authors will tell you it’s easier to write short fiction than it is to write a full-length novel. Best-selling author Judy Penz Sheluk isn't one of them. Today Judy shares her number one tip for ...
https://www.missdemeanors.com/the-long-and-the-short-of-it-by-judy-penz-sheluk-and-3-quick-tips-to-get-you-there/#comment-30181
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Yee Haw! Larceny & Last Chances has been shortlisted for a Silver Falchion Award for Best
#Anthology
at
#KillerNashville
@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
www.killernashville.com/2025-silver-...
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My interview on House of Mystery on NBC, talking about Midnight Schemers & Short Mystery Fiction Society. Thanks to Alan Warren who always makes me laugh.
www.audible.com/podcast/Judy...
OR (same podcast)
shows.acast.com/houseofmyste...
@radiocubb.bsky.social
@crimewriterscanada.bsky.social
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Judy Penz Sheluk - Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Desire or desperation, revenge or retribution—how far would you go to realize a dream? The twenty-two authors in this collection explore the possibilities, ...
https://www.audible.com/podcast/Judy-Penz-Sheluk-Midnight-Schemers-Daydream-Believers/B0FFX9L5YN
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Most of my English language books can be purchased at 50% off at B&N Nook/ Enter BNPSHELUK50 at checkout.
3 months ago
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Skeletons in the Attic, book 1 Marketville Mysteries, just .99 on Amazon and Kobo for the month of July.
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Jeffrey Lime
3 months ago
Looks like a great deal. Hope they fly off the shelves.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Writing about creating characters.
#writingcommunity
www.thestilettogang.com/2025/07/07/a...
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Creating Characters: Meet Arabella Carpenter | The Stiletto Gang
Of all my characters (and there are quite a few), Glass Dolphin antiques shop owner Arabella Carpenter is probably my favorite. Feisty and flawed, she's a
https://www.thestilettogang.com/2025/07/07/arabella-carpenter
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shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/07/june...
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June News from the Short Mystery Fiction Society
About Shortmystery, genre insight from every perspective: reading, writing, revising, submitting, editing, publishing, and publicity.
https://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/07/june-news-from-short-mystery-fiction.html
3 months ago
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chicksonthecase.com/2025/07/04/t...
@patriciasargeant.bsky.social
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The Superpower of Books
I grew up in New York. Our house was walking distance from a library. Walking distance. Growing up, walking distance was considered as far as you could walk before your legs cramped up. Segue: The …
https://chicksonthecase.com/2025/07/04/the-superpower-of-books/
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