Roberta Gibson
@robertagibson.bsky.social
Entomologist who caught the writing bug. Muse sends nonfiction picture books for kids #kidlit and mystery short stories for adults.
https://robertagibsonwrites.com
https://robertagibsonwrites.com
@desertsleuths.bsky.social SoWest: Danger Awaits! has been selected as a 2026 finalist for a Derringer award for best anthology. See The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog for details. shortmystery.blogspot.com/2026/02/derr....
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
@desertsleuths.bsky.social SoWest: Danger Awaits! has been selected as a 2026 finalist for a Derringer award for best anthology. See The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog for details. shortmystery.blogspot.com/2026/02/derr....
When you write for both children and adults, your TBR pile can be eclectic. #amwriting #mystery #reading
January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
When you write for both children and adults, your TBR pile can be eclectic. #amwriting #mystery #reading
Meet my new neighbor. So friendly and already knows commands.
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Meet my new neighbor. So friendly and already knows commands.
Want to learn more about writing short stories for anthologies? Join @desertsleuths.bsky.social on Wendesday 1/21/2026. Register for free at desertsleuths.com/
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Want to learn more about writing short stories for anthologies? Join @desertsleuths.bsky.social on Wendesday 1/21/2026. Register for free at desertsleuths.com/
Now what's new for 2026: My short story "Payback" will be included in the Tucson Sisters in Crime's anthology coming out March 2026, MORE TROUBLE IN TUCSON. Enjoy mysteries? Get carried away to Tucson from the comfort of your own home. #mystery #reading #anthology @sincworldwide.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Now what's new for 2026: My short story "Payback" will be included in the Tucson Sisters in Crime's anthology coming out March 2026, MORE TROUBLE IN TUCSON. Enjoy mysteries? Get carried away to Tucson from the comfort of your own home. #mystery #reading #anthology @sincworldwide.bsky.social
Looking back on 2025 before moving ahead to 2026. So grateful to @desertsleuths.bsky.social for including my short story "A Killer Job" in their most recent anthology. If you enjoy reading mysteries, anthologies are a great way to meet new authors! #mystery #anthology #amreading
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Looking back on 2025 before moving ahead to 2026. So grateful to @desertsleuths.bsky.social for including my short story "A Killer Job" in their most recent anthology. If you enjoy reading mysteries, anthologies are a great way to meet new authors! #mystery #anthology #amreading
Grateful for my morning walking partners. (One is taking the photo.)
Hope you are having a relaxing weekend.
Hope you are having a relaxing weekend.
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Grateful for my morning walking partners. (One is taking the photo.)
Hope you are having a relaxing weekend.
Hope you are having a relaxing weekend.
Are all those webinar replays you have meaning to watch stacking up like books on your TBR pile? How many hours of watching do you have? Let's spend a day watching the replays.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
October 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Are all those webinar replays you have meaning to watch stacking up like books on your TBR pile? How many hours of watching do you have? Let's spend a day watching the replays.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
Come back and report if you find anything inspiring. I may delete a few, too.
Can you believe this line up? Register Now! for the WriteNow! conference next weekend September 20, 2025. All the details at desertsleuths.com #writingcommunity #writingconference
September 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Can you believe this line up? Register Now! for the WriteNow! conference next weekend September 20, 2025. All the details at desertsleuths.com #writingcommunity #writingconference
Yep, the books won't be there on time so the @desertsleuths.bsky.social SoWest: Danger Awaits! anthology launch party is postponed. You can still pre-order the books on Amazon
September 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yep, the books won't be there on time so the @desertsleuths.bsky.social SoWest: Danger Awaits! anthology launch party is postponed. You can still pre-order the books on Amazon
Writing short stories is the best because you can be part of something big, in this case the newest @desertsleuths.bsky.social anthology SoWest: Danger Awaits! Kindle version available for pre-order on Amazon, physical copy available September 19, 2025. amzn.to/45DsnMH Register at desertsleuths.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Writing short stories is the best because you can be part of something big, in this case the newest @desertsleuths.bsky.social anthology SoWest: Danger Awaits! Kindle version available for pre-order on Amazon, physical copy available September 19, 2025. amzn.to/45DsnMH Register at desertsleuths.com
Writers: Another free opportunity to learn more about craft. Wednesday August 20, 2025. Sorry it is late notice, so go register at desertsleuths.com right now! Villains are always the hardest to write!
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
August 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Writers: Another free opportunity to learn more about craft. Wednesday August 20, 2025. Sorry it is late notice, so go register at desertsleuths.com right now! Villains are always the hardest to write!
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Our newest anthology launches September 19, 2025 at the Poisoned Pen bookstore @poisonedpen.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Our newest anthology launches September 19, 2025 at the Poisoned Pen bookstore @poisonedpen.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
6-4:30 p.m. MST Check it out for 25 new mystery and suspense short stories from @desertsleuths.bsky.social
#writingcommunity
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
August 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#writingcommunity
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
#writingconference
Looking to hone those writing skills? Want to develop a sense of community?
Need inspiration?
Now is the time to register for the 2025 Desert Sleuth's WriteNow! Conference. Open to all! Virtual.
desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/
So excited to be presenting HOW TO BUILD AN INSECT at Literally a Bookshop in Gilbert, AZ on Sunday June 8, 2025 at Noon. Such a cute shop and the nicest people!
May 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So excited to be presenting HOW TO BUILD AN INSECT at Literally a Bookshop in Gilbert, AZ on Sunday June 8, 2025 at Noon. Such a cute shop and the nicest people!
@desertsleuths.bsky.social Note: new speaker for our Wednesday May 21, 2025 meeting. Plus book giveaway! Hope you can still make it!
May 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@desertsleuths.bsky.social Note: new speaker for our Wednesday May 21, 2025 meeting. Plus book giveaway! Hope you can still make it!
Yesterday I gave up on a writing project because the deadline is looming and I didn't have enough pieces to complete it. I even started another project. Of course, when I woke up this morning I had the whole abandoned story worked out in my head. Those squirrely muses... #writing
April 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yesterday I gave up on a writing project because the deadline is looming and I didn't have enough pieces to complete it. I even started another project. Of course, when I woke up this morning I had the whole abandoned story worked out in my head. Those squirrely muses... #writing
Getting ready for #independentbookstoreday with a visit to Wijaya House. Books and flowers, what a fun combination. There are staff recommendations on the shelves, or you can have a blind date with a book wrapped in brown paper. Fun! Well worth it!
April 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Getting ready for #independentbookstoreday with a visit to Wijaya House. Books and flowers, what a fun combination. There are staff recommendations on the shelves, or you can have a blind date with a book wrapped in brown paper. Fun! Well worth it!
April 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
April 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grateful to @deniseganley.bsky.social @desertsleuths.bsky.social @amydominy.bsky.social @cassiebentley.bsky.social for their support of my writing journey.
March 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Grateful to @deniseganley.bsky.social @desertsleuths.bsky.social @amydominy.bsky.social @cassiebentley.bsky.social for their support of my writing journey.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to garden for pollinators? Try my class at the Chandler Nature Center, Sunday March 30, 2025
Registration via "Chandler Break Time" catalog
#pollinators
#gardening
#butterflies
#bees
Registration via "Chandler Break Time" catalog
#pollinators
#gardening
#butterflies
#bees
March 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Have you ever wanted to learn how to garden for pollinators? Try my class at the Chandler Nature Center, Sunday March 30, 2025
Registration via "Chandler Break Time" catalog
#pollinators
#gardening
#butterflies
#bees
Registration via "Chandler Break Time" catalog
#pollinators
#gardening
#butterflies
#bees
This plant volunteered to brighten my day.
March 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This plant volunteered to brighten my day.