What's this I hear? A multi-e-book #giveaway on The Stiletto Gang - Yes! the rumours are true. www.thestilettogang.com/2026/06/01/s...

Another book in The Stiletto Gang Summer Book Bonanza e-book giveaway. Don't you just LOVE the title? @maryleeashford.bsky.social www.thestilettogang.com/2026/06/04/c...

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. - Arthur Conan Doyle

Which Cozy are you reading this weekend? I'm reading Game of Scones by @maryleeashford.bsky.social, book 1 in the Sugar & Spice series. cozymystery.com/authors/mary...

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #aspiringauthor #Author #authorlife

The president of the Authors Guild on teaching writing in prisons:

Nine tips from professional editors and bestselling writers on tackling scenes with sensitive material

Books 1&2 The Wishville Mystery Series. Cozy fantasy mystery. Oliver Heber Books #booksky #cozymystery #cozyfantasymystery #newrelease #bookrecommendation

*** Meet the 2025 -2026 SinC Board *** Board Immediate Past President: Tracee de Hahn What was Tracee's response when asked what has SinC meant to her? A tremendous community both personally and professionally. Read more about Tracee: www.sistersincrime.o...

Today I'm blogging about ways to use your books to generate ideas for your blog posts and newsletters. www.heatherweidner.com/blog/2025/11...

Murder They Write FB group tonight! 6PM EST, 5PM CST, 3PM PST

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art. Leonardo Da Vinci Italian Artist #quote #inspiration #motivation #success #booksky #writer

Sisters in Crime talks with Agatha-award nominee Jessica Estevo. As Jessica Ellicott, she indulges her passion for historical fiction with the Beryl and Edwina Mysteries and the WPC Billie harness Mysteries. Log in to listen! #SinC #writingcommunity #podcast

Congrats to Fox Lake Dist. Library in Fox Lake, IL - the #SinC We Love Libraries Winner for August! The Library was founded in 1939 with a donation from the Fox Lake Women’s Club of 1,200 books. The award will help buy new supplies for their storytime programs! #booksky #writingcommunity

September is National Literacy Month! Celebrate with a good book today! #SinC #writingcommunity #booksky

This week’s podcast guest is @mattydalrymple.bsky.social , author of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels & the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, as well as a podcaster, writer, & speaker on writing craft and the publishing voyage. Listen where you get your podcasts or at sisterincrime.org/podcast

This Saturday! Join us Sept 13 for Grand Openings: The All-Important First Page with Karen Odden. She'll be discussing the importance of a compelling first page. Free for members, $15 for non-members. Register at: www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis... #SinC #writingcommunity #booksky

On Saturday, December 7, join SinC Write-In hosts as we celebrate the finish line & discuss what we learned. Then, join Zoom rooms where you can meet the people who saw in the chat all month! Come and help us celebrate and cheer what's ahead! Learn more and register: www.sistersincrime.o...

Open now for submissions! Don't have to be a SINCNE member to submit, just need to be available to read in Plymouth, MA on Oct 12! Submissions open now until Sept 10! Up to 500 words featuring chocolate! Send to sincneflashfictioncontest(at)gmail(dot)com #Chocolate #flashfiction #newengland

Review and giveaway of "Night of the Living Bread" by Mary Lee Ashford along with an interesting interview with Mary kingsriverlife.com/06/28/night-... #cozymystery #book #food #writing #mystery @maryleeashford.bsky.social 💙📚

This year's LAA for the @necrimebakecon.bsky.social is the awesome Barbara Ross! She was one of the first people I met when I started this journey (along with the @wickedauthors.bsky.social)! Make sure to sign up NOW www.crimebake.org to honor her and our GOH @loriraderday.bsky.social #writing

Are you looking for some #cozymystery #beachreads this summer! Check out the boxed set of The Cupcake Catering Mysteries - 3 full-length cozy mysteries set in Newport Beach, CA! Each book also includes #recipes. Available on Amazon and #kindleunlimited : www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4PRGB42

#giveaway & #review A chance to win an arc copy of THERE'LL BE SHELL TO PAY by Molly MacRae! Plus check out the recipe for Fig, Ginger, Cardamom Truffles! See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest by 6/29/2025. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/fig-ginger-c...

Join Blackbird Writers, Sharon Lynn, and me for a downright fun interview that teases out the most extraordinary details about Mrs. Oliver's Twist and its author!

Celebrating the release of a great new short story anthology, Moonlight & Misadventures edited by Judy Penz Sheluk. books2read.com/SSA-Moonlight

A giveaway and review of NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by @maryleeashford.bsky.social! Plus see the recipe for Blonde Brownies. Contest ends 6/22/2025. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/blonde-brown...

Let today be the day you finish that book you said you’d come back to later.

It’s Saturday! Be good to yourself… #Saturday #WeekendVibes

May 31, 2025 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – RECIPE POST Virtual Book Tour, Recipe, & Giveaway: Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries, #4) by Mary Lee Ashford karensiddall.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/v...

With one friend accused of murder and another corpse turning up, the cookbook’s not the only thing half-baked. Can Sugar and Dixie sift through the secrets before they become the next victims? Night of the Living Bread by Mary Lee Ashford: https://www.rfr.bz/b4b5641

Read Your Writes Book Reviews ~ Wednesday, May 28, 2025 NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by Mary Lee Ashford ~ Character Interview, Excerpt & Giveaway readyourwrites.blogspot.com/2025/05/nigh...

FREE BOOK - Game of Scones (Sugar & Spice Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition by Mary Lee Ashford “When you add to the likeable characters a fine small town setting, an interesting cozy mystery plot, and loads of yummy food, you have a recipe for success!”— RoloPoloBookBlog amzn.to/4jmNTZH #AD

Night of the Living Bread by Mary Lee Ashford jodyjoy.com/night-of-the...

Night of the Living Bread by Mary Lee Ashford jodyjoy.com/night-of-the...

Some fun interview questions as Sugar Calloway is interviewed at Read Your Writes Book Reviews!

NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by @maryleeashford.bsky.social ~ Character Interview, Excerpt & Gift Basket Giveaway readyourwrites.blogspot.com/2025/05/nigh... #NewRelease #NightoftheLivingBread #CozyMystery #CharacterInterview #Giveaway #GreatEscapesVirtualBookTours @dollycas.bsky.social

The Edgars Symposium is now up on YouTube. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New Books by MWA Members - May 2025: mysterywriters.org/new-books-by...

Which Cozy are you reading this weekend? Let us know in the comments. cozymystery.com

Ever wonder who is the perfect sleuth in a Cozy? Read our article about The Cozy Sleuth here: cozymystery.com/the-sleuth/

OMG this. Authors are a group of people in which imposter syndrome runs rampant, creating work without a performance element so without immediate feedback from the audience, often with no idea how our work is faring, no control over it, often with out of date sales data. Prime brain weasels fodder.

Fab post on Donell Ann Bell today by @maryleeashford.bsky.social donnellannbell.net/keep-going/

How do you keep writing when there's so much change and uncertainty in the publishing business? That's the topic today as I visit friend and fellow author, Donnell Ann Bell's blog. Stop by! #writing #writers #keepgoing #blogpost donnellannbell.net/keep-going/

Do you need an author to speak at an event? Someone to guest post on your blog? SinC's AUTHOR SEARCH can help you find your perfect match! Visit www.sistersincrime.org/page/author-... using various criteria, including book name, pen name, genre, and more! #booksky #writingcommunity #crimewriter

Sisters in Crime is thrilled to announce our May 2025 "We Love Bookstores" winner is Face in a Book bookstore in El Dorado Hills, California! To learn more about this winning store, visit www.getyourfaceinabook.com #writingcommunity #crimewriter Pictured below: Face in a Book owner Tina Ferguson

If you love discovering how other writers got their start, you'll love the Sisters In Crime Writers' Podcast! Currently you can listen to New York Times Bestselling author Robin Burcell! Listen at: www.sistersincrime.org/podcast #writingcommunity #booksky #skywriters #crimewriter

Sisters in Crime stands with Authors Guild, and encourages everyone to sign the petition to reinstate the Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter - a renowned expert in the importance of copyright to authors. #writingcommunity #crimewriter #booksky #skywriters authorsguild.org/petition-to-...

Register for: Beat the Bots: A Writer's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Age of AI with Jane Cleland. This webinar shows that with your own innate creativity, your individuality, and your judgment to your work, you’ll out-write a chatbot all day long. www.sistersincrime.org/events/Event...