ZJ Czupor's On Tour with Dead Writers brings us clues to a mystery author each second Tuesday of the month. Dust off your investigative skills and send your answer to mysteryminutecontest@gmail.com by the 20th of the month. From the correct responses, one will be randomly drawn to win a copy of...
By Karna Bodman Three years ago, the Rogues were delighted to welcome New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Alex Kava to our group. She is the author of the award-winning critically acclaimed FBI profiler Maggie O’Dell series and a new series featuring former marine, Ryder Creed and his...
By Jenny Milchman We have many metaphors about our feathered friends in the English language (and likely plenty of other languages of which I am woefully ignorant). Two are particularly relevant to me right now. Birds leaving the next nest. [I'm leaving my typo because it's just so apt. Positively...
By Karna Bodman When you read that title, I’ll bet you thought this would be an article about a new heartfelt, inspirational novel. No. This is a story about the challenge of actually moving out of your house. For the last month, that’s exactly how I have spent almost all my time: listing our...
ZJ Czupor's On Tour with Dead Writers brings us clues to a mystery author each second Tuesday of the month. Dust off your investigative skills and send your answer to mysteryminutecontest@gmail.com by the 20th of the month. You may not know this author's name, but you'll certainly recognize his...
By Chris Goff On May 18, 2016, the first Rogue Women Writers blog was posted by Gayle Lynds,introducing our group to the world. Since then, we’ve lost members, gained members,hosted panels at the mystery conventions, and expanded our offerings to include RogueReads, a monthly showcase for mystery...
By Karna Small Bodman For all of us authors, Zoom has been a great way to connect with readers, among others. I figure everyone reading this has a Zoom account and receives many invitations to join meetings from time to time. We don’t pay attention to the technology involved we simply take it for...
By Tracy Clark Writing books is fun, mostly. Going out in the world and trying to persuade readers to buy your book, or even pick it up from the library, can be terrifying. Picture yourself at a signing table. One table. One chair. Your books stacked there waiting for someone to care. You’re...
By Jenny Milchman For those of us who are parents of a certain age and stage, it’s college decision season. The months—years—maybe as much as a decade plus of hard academic work that our kids (and we!) have put in is coming to fruition. By this point in the spring, acceptances, spots on waitlists,...
By Isabella Maldonado The FBI National Academy is an advanced course for law enforcement executives from around the world. For approximately three months, over 200 men and women move into college-style dorms at the FBI training campus at Quantico. The academic portion of the program is...
