Photo Research Journal: English Countryside

Photo Research Journal: English Countryside

Jul 27, 2014

My trip to the Derbyshire countryside inspired me as I wrote the Murder on Location series. I visited the famous village of Bakewell as well as two stately homes, Chatsworth House and Lyme Park. Because I’m an Anglophile at heart, I enjoyed the green scenery and...
The Power of Sherlock

The Power of Sherlock

May 1, 2014

by Sara Rosett        According to Wikipedia, the first Sherlock Holmes story appeared 127 years ago in 1887. The novel, A Study in Scarlet, struck a cord with readers.    The publication of a several short stories in 1891 in The Strand Magazine vaulted the main...
A Few Of My Favorite Books

A Few Of My Favorite Books

Mar 24, 2014

  by Sara Rosett The sleuth in my cozy mystery series, Ellie Avery, is a professional organizer and is inordinately fond of lists. While I’m not an organizer, I do love to make lists. And, what could be better than a list about books?      So here is a random sampling...
Treadmill Desk Tips

Treadmill Desk Tips

Feb 10, 2014

  I’m not a trendy person. If something is hot…well, you can be sure I haven’t heard of it when it is at the peak of its popularity.   Downton Abbey? I didn’t watch it until the end of the second season when speculation about Anna and Bates reached a fever pitch and...
Photo Research Journal: Austrian and Bavarian Alps

Photo Research Journal: Austrian and Bavarian Alps

Jan 14, 2014

Interesting and beautiful locations inspire me when I’m writing. For the fourth book in the On the Run series, Suspicious, I wanted Zoe to travel to the Austrian Alps. I was able to take a research tip to the Alps and visit both Austria (in the winter) and...