by Karen Shughart | May 22, 2019 | Blog
I love to read, and part of the reason I wanted to be a writer was that from the time I was a small girl I was fascinated by the way authors used words to craft a story. Words beckon and seduce and what amazes and inspires me is the how those same words can be used in...
by Karen Shughart | Apr 16, 2019 | Blog
Clean out those closets, put away the winter clothing, cut back the dead flowers from the yard. Donate that dress or those slacks you haven’t worn in years, even if you love them. Shoulder pads are probably gone for good, those long bootcut flares you used to wear...
by Karen Shughart | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog
Merriam Webster’s definition of the word “cozy”: Enjoying or affording warmth and ease; marked by or providing contentment or comfort; marked by the intimacy of the family or a close group. When I decided to write my first mystery, Murder in the Museum: An...
by Karen Shughart | Jan 23, 2019 | Blog
Years ago, we spent a winter at our vacation cottage on Lake Ontario while our retirement home in Pennsylvania was being built. Back then, I was telecommuting as a writer and editor for a publishing company, my husband had recently retired, so relocating for several...
by Karen Shughart | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog
f anyone had told me I’d someday be co-writing a mystery with 21 others, I’m not sure I would have believed them. Writing a book with so many authors seems like it would be an impossible endeavor. But that’s just what happened when some of us who are affiliated with...
by Karen Shughart | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog
I’m new to this. My first two books, both non-fiction, were published years ago when there was no social media, no one self-published, the publisher promoted, and barely anyone knew what the word “blog” meant. I’d worked in public relations decades past, but the world...
