By Karna Small Bodman If you are an aspiring writer, you undoubtedly sense that you have a daunting, but exciting journey ahead of you. After all, right now there are 22,920,000 books available on Amazon. So how does a new book get noticed or ever make it to a bestseller list? I recall going...
LISA MALICE GOES ROGUE: COURTING SUPERREADERS INTO MY AUTHOR NETWORK
By Lisa Malice My First Bouchercon Conference as a Debut Author! Wow! That pretty much sums up my Bouchercon experience this year in Nashville. The five-day conference that brings together readers and writers passionate about mystery, thrills, and suspense was more exhilarating than I could have...
TRAVEL NOW, VACATION LATER
By Chris Goff How many of you have gone on vacation and felt more like you needed a vacation once you got home? My hand is raised. Gone are the days of visiting Grandma—kids hanging out with cousins at the beach, Dad fishing or sailing, Mom working on her tan and reading books. Today’s vacations...
ON TOUR WITH DEAD WRITERS: Hollywood Homicides
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...
A FOND FAREWELL TO AUTHOR ALEX KAVA
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...
ON BIRDS: A BRIEF MEDITATION
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...
A MOVING STORY
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...
ON TOUR WITH DEAD WRITERS: MANHATTAN GOTHIC
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...
BLOGS TO DIE FOR: A Revisiting
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...
COMMUNICATING ON ZOOM
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...