Photo Diary for Death in an English Cottage

Photo Diary for Death in an English Cottage

Dec 11, 2014

  I was lucky enough to visit Derbyshire while researching the Murder on Location books. The second book in the series, DEATH IN AN ENGLISH COTTAGE, takes place in the quaint (yet imaginary) village of Nether Woodsmoor. Here’s some pictures I took of places...
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...
Murder on the Beach: How Setting Influences My Writing

Murder on the Beach: How Setting Influences My Writing

Oct 3, 2013

  When we moved to Georgia, I kept hearing about the great beaches on Florida’s Gulf Coast, but I didn’t get too excited because I wasn’t much of a beach girl—probably because I’d grown up in one of the highest and driest parts of Texas. I usually picked the mountains...
Vicarious Vacations: How Authors Inspire My Travel Plans

Vicarious Vacations: How Authors Inspire My Travel Plans

Aug 5, 2013

I love escaping to new places through books. Years ago I read Mary Stewart’s books and dreamed of traveling to Crete, Corfu, and France.   Photo by User:Dr.K, available under a  This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0...
Writing Tip: Photo Inspiration

Writing Tip: Photo Inspiration

Feb 12, 2013

Pinterest has changed the way I write. I start a pinboard for every book I write now when I’m in the draft stage and pin photos to it for inspiration. There’s a reason I use the word inspiration in there. Browsing through photos really does kickstart my...