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**Legal Issues for Writers: What's New in 2026** Wednesday, January 28 1pm ET/ 10am PT/ 6pm GMT Free for everyone! Register here: https://twp.ai/4ivQC2 Michael Gross and Kyle Maxey, both from the Authors Guild, will discuss important legal issues in publishing. See more details below. ⬇⬇

Join us for our Monday Bluesky writing sprint tomorrow at noon! We'll have two 25-minute writing sessions with a five-minute pause between them. Grab your lunch, your computer or writing pad and sprint with us tomorrow and each Monday of January!

Invest in yourself with a SinC membership for: Writing marathons to reach your writing goals. Community! Webinars & webinar library. SinC LinC online community. Email updates with opportunities, deadlines, & events. It's the best $60 you'll ever invest in yourself! Join at: https://twp.ai/4iv4gD

Happy New Year! Kick off the year with a writing marathon! January Jumpstart begins on Monday, January 5. It's free for SinC members and only $15 for non-members for 5 write-ins per day! Build your writing community in the new year with SinC. Register: www.sistersincrime.org/events/Event...

Happy New Year siblings and friends! We wish you a peaceful new year, filled with writing time, inspiration, community, and joy!

Pretty view out my back window as long as I can stay inside.

Don't get frustrated with your writing. Get in SinC with it. Join Sisters in Crime Worldwide and find the community and support you need. At $60/year, that's an investment of only $5/month in your writing career. We know you're worth it! Join now! https://twp.ai/4isVME

**December's Reading Like a Writer Book Club is this Sunday, December 7th at 12pm EST/9am PST/5pm GMT!** Join us for a deep dive into Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody. Register at https://twp.ai/4isXMP Free for members, $15 for nonmembers.

*** Meet the 2025 - 2026 Board *** Meet Membership Liaison Yasmon Angoe! https://twp.ai/4iscOX Yasmin is the first-generation Ghanaian American and Anthony Award-Nominated author of the acclaimed action thriller Her Name Is Knight of the Nena Knight series. To Yasmin, SinC means community.

As we sit here shivering this morning, I thought I'd post a peaceful bit of video from the gentle waves of Lake Erie during warmer months. Also, this is from the beach at Presque Isle State Park, which is a featured location in the Detective Honeywell Mysteries. #LakeErie #BookSky

THE DEVIL COMES CALLING is an Amazon Cyber Monday Deal! Only 99 cents for the eBook! #booksky #mysterynovel #thriller www.amazon.com/Untitled-Det...

It's my hubby's annual camping trip w/ the guys & I have the house to myself. I'm taking advantage by READING. Currently, I'm finishing up Julia Spencer-Fleming's latest, & I'm debating what to read next. What are YOU reading this weekend, or what would you recommend from your recent reading lists?

My author copies of The Devil Comes Calling are on their way! This is book 17 for me, but it never ever gets old! #BookSky #NewRelease #MysteryThriller

Spent this afternoon hanging out at my childhood library for their big fundraiser. I used to sit in this same spot as a kid, exploring the world through books. Now I'm here with 17 published novels. Full circle moment. #BookSky #ilovelibraries

It's Release Day! annettedashofy.substack.com/p/release-day

Writing madness. I have a new book coming out this Friday. I'm on the big push to meet my deadline on December 1. And I have another book releasing next month. Basically, I'm talking & blogging about 2 different books while editing another. #writingcommunity #BookSky

#Pittsburgh area #writingcommunity If you're free today (10/30), join us at the Settlers Ridge B&N Cafe from 11:30 to 1:00 for Coffee and Conversation about writing and publishing. Informal and informative. #pennwriters

It's always great to see your books on a library shelf, but keeping company with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle??? Wow. #BookSky

Join me and a bunch of my fellow Pittsburgh area authors today at Northland Library for their Writers Fair. #BookSky #Pittsburgh #WritingCommunity

I love the little pops of autumn colors. Getting outside soothes my soul.

Late summer, early fall. I love the peace of being outside on a gorgeous day and soaking in the beauty of nature.

This morning, I wrote my favorite two words. The End. Which, of course, it isn't because now the real work of revision begins. #amwriting #writingcommunity

I hit the 80K word point in my WIP. It's really rough, but that's what revision is for. #amwriting #writingcommunity

15 years ago today, the Universal Cat Distribution System deposited this tiny, wormy, flea-infested little one on our front porch. I tried to find a home for her, but Kensi had already decided THIS was home and I was her human. I've learned to never question her again.

Still on target to finish this first draft by August 31. I'm solidly in the 3rd act and the pace is picking up. My favorite part of the drafting process. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Time to celebrate. I turned in my proofread of No Stone Left Unturned this morning, which means I'm back to working on only ONE book for a while. Bonus: I'd been away from Stone long enough to have fresh eyes, & I have to say, I'm kinda happy with it! #booksky #writingcommunity

I'm working on 2 books this week. Still drafting one, doing (I hope!) the final proofread on another. So if I'm slow responding to questions or emails, that's why. #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity

It's that time of year. The garden is overflowing with zucchini and yellow squash. Dinner today used 2 of them. Shrimp curry with veggies.

Had a fabulous time on Wednesday evening, in conversation with the delightful Shari Lapena! Big thank you to Mystery Lovers Bookshop & Riverstone Books for making it happen!

I'm looking forward to joining the amazing Shari Lapena in conversation this evening about her new thriller, SHE DIDN'T SEE IT COMING. But first, I need to pound out 1000 words of my own to keep on target. #amwriting #writingcommunity #booksky

Kensi Kitty doesn't want to get out of bed. Just wants to hide under the sheets. She truly is my spirit animal.

#ThursdayThoughts for #parentappreciationday from Grace the Hit Mom. (Her latest, HOUND OF THE BONNEVILLES is out now from Keylight Books!) #hitmom #suburbia #momlife #writerslife #mystery #cozymystery #mysterywriter

I'm giving a book talk this morning but also need to keep up my word count goal. Logging off now. #writingcommunity #amwriting #BookSky

Kensi Kitty is oh so helpful when I try to make the bed.

Today is cover reveal day, and it's a two-fer! The next two Detective Honeywell Mysteries will be coming later this year. Pre-orders available for ebooks now: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-devil-... and www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-stone-l... #BookSky

After taking a mental health day yesterday, I was able to plot out my next few chapters and have a good idea of where the rest of this book is going. I was trying to be a pantser (writes by the seat of my pants) but failed miserably. I am resigned to being a plotter. #amwriting

Taking a mental health day to refill the creative well.

Awesome crowd last evening at Mystery Lovers Bookshop. I had a blast chatting with Linda Castillo about her new Kate Burkholder novel, RAGE.

I'm so stoked to be joining Linda Castillo in conversation tonight at Mystery Lovers Bookshop! Must control my inner fangirl and make sure to focus on promoting her and the book rather than just picking her brain. #BookSky

Spent my morning writing. Now to spend the afternoon planning promotion for my next 2 book releases. (I'd much rather be writing.)

Realized what I need to make this storyline work. Now I just have to figure out how and where to fit it in. #writingcommunity #amwriting

Turned in my copyedits a week & a half early. That's what happens when you have Covid and are stuck at home. #writingcommunity #revising #booksky

Kensi Kitty has ordered me to rest. No moving except to pet her.

Crawling my way back to my normal schedule after Covid knocked me down last weekend. And I do mean CRAWLING.

Did some math today and determined that at this rate, I'll complete this first draft by mid-August, which is good. It's also a big IF. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Another day, another 1K words on the page. #writingcommunity #amwriting

After a few days of distractions, today I plan to focus on beating my word goal to make up for lost time. #amwriting #writingcommunity

I'm joining a few of my mystery writer friends tomorrow (6/28) for a lively panel discussion at Bethel Park (PA) Public Library from noon til 2. We'd love to see you there! #writingcommunity #BookSky