Villains Ready. Murder Planned. Characters… Missing in Action.

Stuck at the Prologue Door (Because My Characters Locked It)🔐 It’s like a Great Prologue Standoff! Because my characters are TRYING to take a holiday break! I’ve been trying to write the prologue for Dating Die-Sasters for the last week, and I’m stuck. I know what I want to write — I have the full […]

Bittersweet Messages

Have you ever had a Cran-Merry Drink? The ingredients consist of sugar, white grape juice, cranberry juice, blood orange juice, fruit, vegetable juice, stevia extract, coconut milk, coconut cream, cane sugar, and about 15 other ingredients. With all the sugar, you would think it would be sweet, and it is, but it is also tart […]

From Rabbit Holes to Inspiration: A Few Ideas For Research!

Research can be a fun part of writing; it can also be daunting but necessary. My research usually leads me down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, audiobooks, books, or even movies. It is also suggested to read what you want to write. I love reading, so picking up a good cozy mystery, romance, paranormal […]

Updates Before The End Of The Quarter ~ 🙃

This has been another interesting week. On Monday, I had a skin cancer spot cut out from the back of my left upper arm. Thank goodness they found something to numb me, and my sweetheart was there to hold my hand. I’m glad he still has fingers left after I was rubbing them during the […]

Paranormal Character List

I apologize for not posting this list earlier this week like I planned. But here is my list of paranormals/cryptids to choose from for my characters in my Anna Marie Castleton Paranormal Romantic Cozy Mystery series. I currently have two of the characters figured out but have been stumped on the last one for this […]

My Current Writer’s Dilemma

Hello my Sunday Friends, I am having a fun writer’s dilemma and I could use your opinion. As some of you may or may not know, I am a writer. I, of course, write this weekly blog, but I also write children’s books and am currently working on a cozy mystery. The cozy is mixed […]