The Beauty of the Amateur in Solving Crimes by Valerie (V.M.) Burns - www.debrahgoldstein.com/the-beauty-o...

Think about the rituals that help spur you to write (or relax).... Yours and other writers as detailed by Joanne Guidoccio www.debrahgoldstein.com/all-about-ri...

The Choice I Made by Joanna Campbell Slan - www.debrahgoldstein.com/the-choice-i...

Lessons Learned—and Discovered by James M. Jackson - www.debrahgoldstein.com/lessons-lear...

KNIFE RIVER: CRIME FICTION & MUSIC - WHEN ARTFORMS INTERSECT by Baron Birtcher - www.debrahgoldstein.com/knife-river-...

Sharing a post by S. C. Merritt on how important it is for writers to surround themselves with kindred souls (posted on It's Not Always a Mystery) www.debrahgoldstein.com/cozy-co-the-...

Writers can write dark because of the light in their lives that support them... Bobby Mathews explains it best. www.debrahgoldstein.com/the-light-en...

Two Truths and a Lie: What Being a Veterinarian Taught Me About Writing Cozy Mysteries by DL Mitchell - www.debrahgoldstein.com/two-truths-a...

Writing What You Know, Or Writing What You Want to Know by Carl Vonderau - www.debrahgoldstein.com/writing-what...

Amazing author Lynn Cahoon talks about Keeping Track of Chaos on It's Not Always a Mystery www.debrahgoldstein.com/keeping-trac...

Delighted to welcome Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell to It's Not Always a Mystery today. She's writing about what all authors face with their publishers "Will They or Won't They" www.debrahgoldstein.com/will-they-or...

With Miranda James' new book, Something Whiskered being released, it's a treat to find out how reading the world influenced its writing.

Animals in cozy mysteries... or any writing? Here's how it worked for author Sharon Marchisello www.debrahgoldstein.com/animals-in-c...

Desire or desperation, revenge or retribution-how far would you go? Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers: 22 stories of Mystery & Suspense. On It's Not Always a Mystery, Editor Judy Penz Sheluk tells what it took for her story to be accepted. www.debrahgoldstein.com/a-foolproof-...

A Foolproof Plan by Judy Penz Sheluk - www.debrahgoldstein.com/a-foolproof-...

Curious South – Or Five Weird Things About My Writing by Lexi George - www.debrahgoldstein.com/curious-sout...

Join us for a fun evening... Let's Make a Mystery! Panelists will create a mystery based on the setting, characters, & weapon you provide. Moderator: @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social Panelists: @evaeldridge.bsky.social, @sarahwriter.bsky.social, & Sue Flaig. Register at desertsleuths.com #amwriting

Family Ties and Writing Inspiration by Ann Michelle Harris - www.debrahgoldstein.com/family-ties-...

On Writers Who Kill, I address what's going on for all of us who write.......

Sometimes it takes a little longer for that first book, but then the deadlines......a former law enforcement officer's perspective on the trajectory of her career and balancing it now. www.debrahgoldstein.com/writing-unde...

If rooms could talk... or can they? www.debrahgoldstein.com/if-walls-cou...

The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Carmen Amato - www.debrahgoldstein.com/the-gift-tha...

Reviews and Reviewer Opinions by Debra H. Goldstein susanvankirk.com/reviews-and-...

Congrats to Bethany Maines on her new rom-com book, Elevator Ride - the first in a new series! www.debrahgoldstein.com/release-day-...

How to Write a Complex Plot by Maggie Toussaint aka Valona Jones - www.debrahgoldstein.com/how-to-write...

Working on a short story, but being distracted by some very nice weather (after some very stormy times) here in Alabama. How are things where you are?

Loved waking up to award winning Victoria Weisfeld's review of With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying - my newly published collection of short stories (White City Press) vweisfeld.com?p=11344

Today, I'm visiting BOLO Books to contrasting writing novels and short stories and works that are dark or light from an author's perspective. bolobooks.com/2025/02/debr...

With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying by Debra H. Goldstein - www.debrahgoldstein.com/with-our-bel...

With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying released Feb. 4 by White City Press! Available from the publisher and wherever you buy print or e-books. Eighteen stories of families and friends, their sins and sometimes redemption. Many won prizes or were finalists for Agatha, Anthony, or Derringer awards.

Had fun at Murder in the Magic City and Murder on the Menu. The authors were great - many will guest blog for me this coming year - and best of all, the publisher got copies of With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying (a collection of eighteen short stories) there 2 days before its release.

Murder in the Magic City (Birmingham, AL) and Murder on the Menu (Wetumpka, AL) - reader oriented conferences Feb 1 and 2. I'm a panelist with Lynn Cahoon and Kelly Adamson-featured guests:Miranda James and Diane Kelly. wetumpkalibrary.com/friends-of-t... and www.mmcmysteryconference.com

Delighted to announce that I'm here! Crime fiction author (novels and short stories), former judge, mother of twins, and stepmother are just a few words used to describe me, but like my personal blog says, "It's Not Always a Mystery." www.debrahgoldstein.com