If you're a writer, you probably feel guilty when you're not writing? I do, even during hard-earned vacation. Learn how to optimize your downtime to ease the guilt. www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/2014/08... #writingtips #writingcommunity

Looking forward to my first Sacramento Book Festival on 4/19! Stop by our panel discussion & say hello. We'll talk about different professions that make crime solving in fiction thrilling. Thanks @jenniferkmorita.bsky.social, our moderator, for this graphic! www.sacramentobookfestival.com/schedule/

I had so much fun with this interview! Thanks @drulove.bsky.social 💕 drusbookmusing.com/word-with-ci...

This year's Sacramento Book Festival is going to be huge, w/ 200+ authors participating in panels & readings. The all-day event will be held on 4/19 at the Scottish Masonic Center. There will be food, swags, prizes, & of course, lots of books! See you there! www.sacramentobookfestival.com

You don't need explosions or violence to make your story exciting. You need micro-tension, according to literary agent & author Donald Maas in his book, Writing the 21st Century Fiction. Check it out, www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/2014/03... #writingtips #writingcommunity

Fair Oaks Library's Mystery Book Club recently read "Now You See Us" by Balli Kaur Jaswal. We loved it! It's a big-hearted book abt Filipino domestic workers in Singapore. It has gravitas. As a Filipino American, I'm doubly impressed that the author is not Filipino. Kudos! #readingcommunity

@editsbykristi.bsky.social I feel so lucky to have you as my developmental editor❤️❤️❤️

Day one of Left Coast Crime conference. This year it's in San Francisco.

I enjoyed this debut mystery so much. Big congrats, Yosha! Check out my book review, www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/this-co... #bookreview #mystery

Really looking forward to reading this @lizfyne.com!

Remember Cockygate? A legal battle among romance authors resulted in a definitive court ruling: You can't trademark a book title if it's a common word. Check it out, www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/can-you... #newblogpost #writingcommunity

PICK A COLOR breaks all the rules--no plot, no conflict, no antagonist. But it's so compelling. I'm not a nail salon customer, but the world of nail salons & the women who populate this world hooked me. Kudos Souvankham Thammavongsa! @littlebrown.bsky.social #readingcommunity #readerscommunity

I'm attending Left Coast Crime for the first time. If you're going, check out a panel discussion on thrillers moderated by Tom Farrel & featuring yours truly, Susan Alice Bickford, Maia Chance, and Harry Hunsicker. See you there! leftcoastcrime.org/2026/index.h... #writingconference

Day trip to Mare Island! It's not really an island but a peninsula. Blame history for the misnomer. In 1835, General Mariano Vallejo named the place after his prized white mare that miraculously survived a ferry accident. The name endured. #sanfranciscobayarea #weekend

SAVE THE DATE: If you're in the Sacramento area, plan on attending the Sacramento Book Festival on April 19, Scottish Masonic Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento. See you there! www.sacramentobookfestival.com #bookfestival #bookevent

Elmore Leonard famously said writers should avoid prologues. Do you agree? Read the article, www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/2014/12... #newblogpost #writingcommunity

Tnx Midwest Book Review! Book 2 of my Domingo the Bounty Hunter series is abt transracial identity. Is it a psychological condition or cultural appropriation? Is it real or a con? If you're curious, give SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY a try. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... #bookreview

There are plenty of reasons why you should give books this holiday season. The #1 reason? Books make us live longer, according to research. Check it out, www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/the-giv... #booksky

Last week, I turned in my latest manuscript to my editor at Thomas & Mercer. This is book 1 of a new series featuring Bethany Briggs, a biracial Filipino American FBI intelligence analyst. Word count: 82, 250 words. Genre: procedural/thriller. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Thanks Books & Looks Podcast and Blaine DeSantis for including DANGER NO PROBLEM in your 2025 Christmas Book Recommendations! Blaine describes the list as “real books for real people.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OB... #booksky #bookrecommendations

Tnx Midwest Book Review for this shout-out. I wrote the first draft of the first version of the manuscript that became DANGER NO PROBLEM in 1995. Thirty years later, the book's subject remains timely. Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed, & supported this book❤️ #booksky #bookreview

Loved MODERATION by Elaine Castillo! I really like the author's acerbic wit, insights abt Filipino immigrants & Filipino Americans, portrayal of workplace dynamics, & her writing itself. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696612... @vikingbooks.bsky.social #booksky #filipinoamerican #reading

Many thanks to George Easter of Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine for reviewing books 1 & 2 of my Domingo the Bounty Hunter series & for giving a new author like me a chance♥️ #bookreview #crimefiction #booksky #readingcommunity

Starting the week with a roundup of my favorite quotes from novels. Do you have favorite literary quotes? www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/2016/10... #booksky #newblogpost #readingcommunity #readers

Just read this amazing short story! It reads like a riddle. It will make you think hard. Check it out! Congratulations @lizfyne.com 🎊 themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash... #shortstory #flashfiction #writingcommunity #readingcommunity @mollycocktail.bsky.social

Thanks for the shout-out @awhcolumbus.bsky.social ❤️ #booksky #crimefiction #readingcommunity

Many thanks to Folsom Public Library & to everyone who attended last Saturday’s book event. The library has supported me & other local writers all these years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKiW... #booksky #publiclibraries #bookevent #writingcommunity

I'm on the radio! Have a listen to @vickmickunas.bsky.social & yours truly on Book Nook. It was a blast. All my thanks Vick & WYSO❤️ #newpodcast #podcast #booksky #radio #newbooks

It's with grateful heart that I share this good news! All my ❤️ to my editor Megha Parekh, my relentless literary agent Maria Napolitano, & Chantelle Osman, editor extraordinaire, for bringing me into the Thomas & Mercer fold. www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/cindy-f... @suspensesiren.bsky.social

Big thanks to @electricliterature.com💙#booksky #listicle #readingcommunity #readerscommunity

Sometimes wishes do come true--even if they take decades to happen. www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/when-be... #booksky #writingcommunity #authorscommunity

So nice to find you here! #podcast #booksky

Carlos Bulosan's 1946 book on immigration is remarkably relevant today. electricliterature.com/7-powerful-n... Thanks @electricliterature.com! #booksky #listicles #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #readerscommunity

SAVE THE DATE: If you're in the Folsom area, join me & other avid readers on Oct. 11,2025, Saturday, 2 pm, Folsom Public Library, 411 Stafford St., Folsom, CA www.library.folsom.ca.us/Home/Compone... #publiclibraries #bookevent

Unbelievable--my photo alongside that of Lea Salonga, one of my favorite Filipino actresses! Have a listen to the latest Chatterbinge podcast, chatterbinge.podbean.com/e/chatterbin... #filipinoamericans #booksky #podcast #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

It's officially fall now but it's always beach/pool day in Hawaii, hence this zinger from a book review by the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle. thefilipinochronicle.com/2025/09/21/b... #booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #writingcommunity

Many thanks to Fair Oaks Library for hosting my #bookevent yesterday❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=550i... #publiclibraries #writingcommunity #authorscommunity #readingcommunity

My first time at Books & Looks Podcast. Thanks, Blaine Desantis, for the book review! share.transistor.fm/s/e39f1650 #booksky #podcasts #thrillerbooks #thrillers #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Love the kitties😁

Hope to see you at one of these events this week. Bring your burning questions! #bookevents #booksky #publiclibraries

Traditional publishing is full of ups & downs. When your publisher shutters, it's a straight plunge into despair. I know coz I survived it. Thanks @writersdigest.bsky.social❤️ www.writersdigest.com/3-lessons-i-... #booksky #writingcommunity #writinglife

BookTrib liked DANGER NO PROBLEM. Maybe you will too? booktrib.com/2025/09/09/a... #bookreview #bookrecommendations #booksky #thrillerbooks #thriller #crimefiction

So adorable! Hope you (& kitty) like the book.

One Day After Publication: All my thanks to everyone who supported DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY and for the flowers from my Thomas & Mercer team❤️https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTYBKNQX #booksky #thrillerbooks #readingcommunity #writingcommunity @amazonpublishing.bsky.social

Thanks for the support ❤️

Not everyone gets to release 2 books on the same day! DANGER NO PROBLEM & SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY are here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sW0... Tnx @suspensesiren.bsky.social @amazonpublishing.bsky.social & Maria Napolitano❤️ #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #thriller #filipinoamerican

Yay @lizfyne.com ❤️

My second time at #Bouchercon, but my first time in #NewOrleans. Had a great time! @deliapitts50.bsky.social @yasminangoe.bsky.social @kellyekell.bsky.social #writingcommunity

Started my Bouchercon 2025 with speed dating with readers! Shout out to my partner Nicole Maggi ❤️ #writingconference #bookevent #readingcommunity #readerscommunity #authorscommunity #writerscommunity #thriller #thrillerbookd

Seven days to go before pub day! What's unique about my Domingo the Bounty Hunter series: it features the first brown immigrant & first Filipino American hero in the bounty hunter trope. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVdZ... #thriller #thrillerbooks #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #readerscommunity