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Two Truths and a Lie: What Being a Veterinarian Taught Me About Writing Cozy Mysteries by DL Mitchell - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · 22d

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

When people hear I’m both a veterinarian and a cozy mystery author, their eyes widen. A veterinary career is surprisingly great training for writing about amateur sleuths, quirky characters, and hidde...

Writing What You Know, Or Writing What You Want to Know by Carl Vonderau - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

You’re supposed to write about what you know. So what do you do if you’re a banker and you write about crime? You have to make up a few things if you want to keep your job. In my first book, Murderabi...

Keeping Track of Chaos by Lynn Cahoon - Debra H. Goldstein

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Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Aug 25

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

Author Lynn Cahoon shares her system for taming the chaos of publishing with planning, goals, and organization.

Will They or Won’t They? By Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

Mac Almeida investigates a Halloween murder in Maddie Day’s 7th Cozy Capers mystery, Murder at Cape Costumers.

Reading the World by Miranda James - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Jul 28

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

Author Miranda James shares how travel and books inspired his new Ireland-set mystery, Something Whiskered.

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Animals in Cozy Mysteries by Sharon Marchisello - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Jun 30

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

Cozy mystery with cats—both feral and pet. Trap, Neuter, Die tackles murder, rescue, and flawed animal laws in small-town Georgia.

A Foolproof Plan by Judy Penz Sheluk - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Jun 23

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-...

Judy Penz Sheluk shares the 5-year journey behind her story A Foolproof Plan, featured in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers.

A Foolproof Plan by Judy Penz Sheluk - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

Judy Penz Sheluk shares the 5-year journey behind her story A Foolproof Plan, featured in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers.

Curious South – Or Five Weird Things About My Writing by Lexi George - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

Explore Lexi George's quirky writing process: supernatural oddities, hair fetishes, Southern food, and unexpected character appearances.

Family Ties and Writing Inspiration by Ann Michelle Harris - Debra H. Goldstein

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SinC Desert Sleuths @desertsleuths.bsky.social · Jun 12

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
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Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

As writers we want to tell compelling stories to keep readers turning the pages. One way to do that is to use universal themes to connect emotionally. Whether your primary story is violently intense o...

The Times They Are A-Changing by Debra H. Goldstein

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Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · May 19

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

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Writing Under The Gun by Cindy Goyette - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · May 19

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.
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When I wrote my first book, I did so with a gun on my hip. I worked at the New York/Quebec border for ICE (although it wasn't called that then). I routinely volunteered to work the least favorite shif...

If Walls Could Talk: Historic Houses in Crime Fiction by Kate Michaelson - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Apr 21

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

Old homes have always fascinated me. Maybe it's because I grew up in a hundred-year old farmhouse hearing stories about those who lived there long before our family. I remember looking at the towering...

The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Carmen Amato - Debra H. Goldstein

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Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Apr 7

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

"If the police show up, make sure you're holding the package." The fellow CIA officer prepping me to meet a deep cover agent wasn't trying to scare me, although he sure succeeded. No, he was simply be...

Reviews and Reviewer Opinions by Debra H. Goldstein - Susan Van Kirk

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Mar 31

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

Authors are often told not to read reviews. I don’t fully subscribe to that philosophy because I believe that there is something to be gained from reviews and learning what impresses a given reviewer....

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Release Day by Bethany Maines - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Mar 25

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

Today is the official release day for Elevator Ride- Book 1 of the Valkyrie Brothers Trilogy-an action-packed, age-gap, rom-com mystery! For me, "release day" always conjures visions of a novel in a c...

How to Write a Complex Plot by Maggie Toussaint aka Valona Jones - Debra H. Goldstein

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Mar 10

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

It is an accomplishment to write the first draft of a book, but it is an even greater feat to polish that book into something that sparkles. This post is written by a mystery author, but elements of i...

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Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Mar 7

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?

With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Mar 3

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)
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I must have gained ten pounds reading this collection of short stories by Debra H. Goldstein. Though she was raised in New Jersey and Michigan (and is an alumna of my alma mater, the University of …

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Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Feb 24

hope you enjoy it!

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Feb 24

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Living in Interesting Times by Lois Winston - Debra H. Goldstein

We live in interesting times. Then again, I suppose all times have been and always will be interesting in one way or another. I'm someone who has always found plots and characters for my books in curr...

Debra H Goldstein on Writing Long and Short and Light and Dark – A BOLO Books Guest Post

Debra H. Goldstein @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social · Feb 12

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...

From the Booking Desk: I have been friends with Debra Goldstein for years, even working “for” her when she was heading the Sister In Crime Counting Project a number of years back. So I …

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