N.K. Mitchell
@nkmitchell.bsky.social
Mystery book blogger at femalesleuths.com, aspiring writer, recovering journalist.
As an aspiring writer, I often hear that my protagonist needs to grow over the course of the book. Does that apply to mysteries? Did Jane Marple change? One pleasure in my latest read was the evolution of the main character in this fun cozy. #bookreview femalesleuths.com/2025/07/28/m...
Family Matters: A Veteran Author Pens a Cozy with Heart
This fun read pairs a fiery grandmother with her wayward granddaughter as they hunt a killer — and a tortoise — in a blazing hot retirement community. Along the way, some family secrets…
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July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As an aspiring writer, I often hear that my protagonist needs to grow over the course of the book. Does that apply to mysteries? Did Jane Marple change? One pleasure in my latest read was the evolution of the main character in this fun cozy. #bookreview femalesleuths.com/2025/07/28/m...
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Huge thanks to Kevin Schilz of Schilz Martial Arts for teaching #SinCColorado members about the art of krav maga, so we can get it right in our mystery fight scenes! Also to @hollyrharris.bsky.social for organizing the field trip and to member Brooke Craig (action pic) for being a good sport!
July 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Huge thanks to Kevin Schilz of Schilz Martial Arts for teaching #SinCColorado members about the art of krav maga, so we can get it right in our mystery fight scenes! Also to @hollyrharris.bsky.social for organizing the field trip and to member Brooke Craig (action pic) for being a good sport!
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This will be an amazing event, all the more so with Ryan as keynote. I'm incredibly honored that Anyone But Her is a finalist -- it's in fantastic company.
Looking forward to the Colorado Book Awards on 7/26!
Looking forward to the Colorado Book Awards on 7/26!
Come celebrate Colorado’s best books and writers! I’m thrilled to deliver the keynote at this year’s Colorado Book Awards — at a time when funding for arts & humanities is in jeopardy.
Get tickets to this literary and celebratory event July 26th: coloradohumanities.org/product/2025...
Get tickets to this literary and celebratory event July 26th: coloradohumanities.org/product/2025...
July 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This will be an amazing event, all the more so with Ryan as keynote. I'm incredibly honored that Anyone But Her is a finalist -- it's in fantastic company.
Looking forward to the Colorado Book Awards on 7/26!
Looking forward to the Colorado Book Awards on 7/26!
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Our #sinccolorado quarterly meeting is swiftly approaching: Saturday, Aug. 9, at Smoky Hill Library in Aurora. We have morning and afternoon sessions at our meetings, focusing on both the craft and business of writing. Learn more and join us! sistersincrimecolorado.org/2025/07/15/q...
Quarterly Meeting: Saturday, August 9th
Location: Smoky Hill Library – Smoky Hill Meeting Room B 5430 S Biscay Cir · Aurora, CO RSVP on Meetup HERE. Details 9:00 AM Meet and Greet 9:30 AM Informal Introductions 10:00 AM – 12 …
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July 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our #sinccolorado quarterly meeting is swiftly approaching: Saturday, Aug. 9, at Smoky Hill Library in Aurora. We have morning and afternoon sessions at our meetings, focusing on both the craft and business of writing. Learn more and join us! sistersincrimecolorado.org/2025/07/15/q...
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
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July 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
Author @timweedwriter.bsky.social was the final speaker at today's #mancoslitfest, discussing the joy and despair in post apocalyptic climate fiction like his latest novel, THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT. It details the quest of scientists trying to save the world via time travel - and it's a love story too.
July 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Author @timweedwriter.bsky.social was the final speaker at today's #mancoslitfest, discussing the joy and despair in post apocalyptic climate fiction like his latest novel, THE AFTERLIFE PROJECT. It details the quest of scientists trying to save the world via time travel - and it's a love story too.
The amazing author Pam Houston and the equally luminous poet Byron Aspaas read beautiful excerpts from their works at #mancoslitfest! Pam read from her forthcoming book on animal essays and the heart of Africa, while Bryon shared his story of becoming a Diné professor. #writingcommunity
July 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The amazing author Pam Houston and the equally luminous poet Byron Aspaas read beautiful excerpts from their works at #mancoslitfest! Pam read from her forthcoming book on animal essays and the heart of Africa, while Bryon shared his story of becoming a Diné professor. #writingcommunity
Caleb from Parker is already an award-winning author at 11! Welcoming writers of all ages and genres at #mancoslitfest!
July 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Caleb from Parker is already an award-winning author at 11! Welcoming writers of all ages and genres at #mancoslitfest!
It's a full house at the #mancoslitfest panel, Truth-Tellers - Crafting Compelling Nonfiction. Lots more panels and presentations today, all free, in beautiful Mancos, Co!
July 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's a full house at the #mancoslitfest panel, Truth-Tellers - Crafting Compelling Nonfiction. Lots more panels and presentations today, all free, in beautiful Mancos, Co!
Author/archaeologist Jim O'Donnell @jimodonnell2.bsky.social talks water issues in the West, specifically Fountain Creek and environs, at today's Mesa Verde Writing Festival in Mancos. Check out his book Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little Creek #mancoslitfest
July 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Author/archaeologist Jim O'Donnell @jimodonnell2.bsky.social talks water issues in the West, specifically Fountain Creek and environs, at today's Mesa Verde Writing Festival in Mancos. Check out his book Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little Creek #mancoslitfest
Tasty treats, cool shopping and - oh yes - literary talks of all types at #mancoslitfest! Join us for this free daylong event featuring 50 authors. Archaeologist/author Jim O'Donnell talking water now at Kilgore American Indian Art.
July 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Tasty treats, cool shopping and - oh yes - literary talks of all types at #mancoslitfest! Join us for this free daylong event featuring 50 authors. Archaeologist/author Jim O'Donnell talking water now at Kilgore American Indian Art.
We've got author tables and a pop-up bookstore with nature-themed nonfiction, poetry, fantasy, romance and more #mancoslitfest
July 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We've got author tables and a pop-up bookstore with nature-themed nonfiction, poetry, fantasy, romance and more #mancoslitfest
We're off and running with #mancoslitfest! Join us for this free daylong event with 50 authors in all genres. Our volunteers are excited and ready to help. #mesaverde
July 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're off and running with #mancoslitfest! Join us for this free daylong event with 50 authors in all genres. Our volunteers are excited and ready to help. #mesaverde
Excited to hear Pam Houston and 49 other authors at the first Mesa Verde Writing Festival in beautiful #Mancos, CO! Come listen to authors from the Four Corners and beyond at this free daylong event. www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival.htm... #mancoslitfest
July 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Excited to hear Pam Houston and 49 other authors at the first Mesa Verde Writing Festival in beautiful #Mancos, CO! Come listen to authors from the Four Corners and beyond at this free daylong event. www.mesaverdewritersconference.org/festival.htm... #mancoslitfest
That's a wrap on a jam-packed #mesaverdewritingconference, where we talked theme, poetry, genre fluidity, publishing, setting and writing what you don't know. Thanks to co-founder @writerstevens.bsky.social (pic) and a top-notch faculty! www.mesaverdewritersconference.org#/ #writingcommunity
July 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
That's a wrap on a jam-packed #mesaverdewritingconference, where we talked theme, poetry, genre fluidity, publishing, setting and writing what you don't know. Thanks to co-founder @writerstevens.bsky.social (pic) and a top-notch faculty! www.mesaverdewritersconference.org#/ #writingcommunity
Feeling inspired after a packed day one at the #mesaverde writing conference in beautiful #Mancos! Thanks to poet January Gill O'Neil (pic), publishing exec/author Angie Hodapp, poet/author Lisa C. Taylor @lctaylor2.bsky.social, and author Mark Stevens @writerstevens.bsky.social! #writingcommunity
July 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Feeling inspired after a packed day one at the #mesaverde writing conference in beautiful #Mancos! Thanks to poet January Gill O'Neil (pic), publishing exec/author Angie Hodapp, poet/author Lisa C. Taylor @lctaylor2.bsky.social, and author Mark Stevens @writerstevens.bsky.social! #writingcommunity
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‘A word after a word after a word is power’.
– Margaret Atwood
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
– Margaret Atwood
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
May 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
‘A word after a word after a word is power’.
– Margaret Atwood
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
– Margaret Atwood
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
During a drug bust outside Karachi, police discover the mummified remains of a legendary Persian princess. It's up to Dr. Gul Delani to figure out what's real and to untangle the threads between the young princess and her long-missing niece. Highly recommend! femalesleuths.com/2025/05/21/a...
An Archaeologist Contends With An Unbelievable Discovery in this Fast-Moving Tale
Ancient stories and modern politics mix in this series debut about a Pakistani archaeologist faced with the find of a lifetime. But how it is related to her missing niece?
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May 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
During a drug bust outside Karachi, police discover the mummified remains of a legendary Persian princess. It's up to Dr. Gul Delani to figure out what's real and to untangle the threads between the young princess and her long-missing niece. Highly recommend! femalesleuths.com/2025/05/21/a...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Denver by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Denver by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors · No Kings
Location: Lincoln Memorial Park (Between the Capitol and Civic Center Park)
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response...
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May 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Denver by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I read most of this series debut in one sitting, stopping only in the wee morning hours when my ebook hit my face (I’m fine!). I loved it. femalesleuths.com/2025/05/17/c... #booksky Cozy Mystery Books ☕️💀📚 Mystery Lovers 🔎💀📚 Cozy Mystery Corner
May 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I read most of this series debut in one sitting, stopping only in the wee morning hours when my ebook hit my face (I’m fine!). I loved it. femalesleuths.com/2025/05/17/c... #booksky Cozy Mystery Books ☕️💀📚 Mystery Lovers 🔎💀📚 Cozy Mystery Corner
I'm attending Indivisible Colorado's event, “Where do we go from here? A Discussion w/Embracing Nonviolence” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Where do we go from here? A Discussion w/Embracing Nonviolence · Indivisible Colorado
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked that important question in the wake of the successful 381-day campaign to end segregation on the Montgomery, Alabama buses. There is much we can glean from that campa...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I'm attending Indivisible Colorado's event, “Where do we go from here? A Discussion w/Embracing Nonviolence” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Sunny spring skies in Colorado have me longing for road trips to some of my favorite places - our national parks. Here are my favorite mysteries set in these wild places, and gentle encouragement to follow @altnps.bsky.social to help protect them. #SistersinCrime femalesleuths.com/2025/05/05/m...
My Favorite Mysteries Set in National Parks and Wild Places
It’s the time of year when I’m dreaming of adventures in national parks. Here are four books that transport you to these beautiful spaces, via park rangers, a senior sleuth and a rank a…
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May 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sunny spring skies in Colorado have me longing for road trips to some of my favorite places - our national parks. Here are my favorite mysteries set in these wild places, and gentle encouragement to follow @altnps.bsky.social to help protect them. #SistersinCrime femalesleuths.com/2025/05/05/m...
Trump has broken his own record for the lowest presidential approval rating at the 100-day mark. app.sosha.ai/s/nf2nwBfv
Trump is historically unpopular
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May 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Trump has broken his own record for the lowest presidential approval rating at the 100-day mark. app.sosha.ai/s/nf2nwBfv
Need more mystery recs? Check out this year's Edgar Award winners, selected by professional writers as the best of 2024. You'll see some familiar names, and maybe some new ones too! femalesleuths.com/2025/05/02/e... #Edgars2025 #booksky Mystery Lovers 🔎💀📚 Cozy Mystery Books ☕️💀📚
Edgar Awards 2025: What Mystery Writers Selected as The Best
This year’s winners include a final outing for PI Maisie Dobbs and the story of an aspiring writer who finds her literary idol murdered the day after she gives him her manuscript.
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May 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Need more mystery recs? Check out this year's Edgar Award winners, selected by professional writers as the best of 2024. You'll see some familiar names, and maybe some new ones too! femalesleuths.com/2025/05/02/e... #Edgars2025 #booksky Mystery Lovers 🔎💀📚 Cozy Mystery Books ☕️💀📚
My writing journey may seem logical -- journalist to fiction writer. But first I had to get over that imposter feeling. Maybe you can relate? #writers #mysterywriters #booksky femalesleuths.com/2024/01/10/b...
Becoming a Writer: Getting Over That Imposter Feeling
I had a career based on words but never considered myself a “real” writer. It’s time to recover writing as a practice for everyone, and not the domain of an elite few.
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April 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My writing journey may seem logical -- journalist to fiction writer. But first I had to get over that imposter feeling. Maybe you can relate? #writers #mysterywriters #booksky femalesleuths.com/2024/01/10/b...