Amelia Dickens announces the Easter Celebration Calendar for 2023. She also mentions the meaning of “maundy” in Maundy Thursday, the tradition behind hot cross buns, and why some Easter eggs are dyed red. Click “Read More” for the backstory on some interesting Easter traditions. (Read More …)
Since the Daily Telegraph featured Dianna Mattson last week, I’m adding a Dianna Mattson recipe to the Dickens Station Cookbook this week. Even though Dianna Mattson makes these scrumptious cookies for family and special friends during the holidays, they are great year-round. Click “Read More” for the recipe and to check out the ever-expanding Dickens Station Cookbook at DickensStation.com. (Read More …)
Meet Dianna Mattson, The General Store manager, amateur sleuth, and the lady who said, “My new life in Dickens Station began the night I murdered the man who, years later, became my husband.” (Read More …)
When people find out I’m a writer, they often tell me, “I’ve got this great idea for a story. But I could never write a novel.” Click “Read More” for my advice. (Read More …)
I maintain an author can write an exciting, baffling, and engaging “mystery” that does not include a corpse. Even Sherlock Holmes agrees with me. Click “Read More” to find out how. (Read More …)
Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! My heartfelt gift to you is a new Dickens Station Mystery Short Story titled Cheyenne’s Valentine Mystery. Where did her mother go that day? What happened to her? How did the old man get her bracelet? Click “Read More” to find the answers and to feel the love on Valentine’s Day. (Read More …)
“Oh, really? You’re a writer?” When someone finds out I’m a writer, one of two questions usually follows. “Who are your favorite authors?” or “What kind of stories do you write?” Click “Read More” to read my answers to these two questions. (Read More …)
What are your favorite Dickens Station characters reading? Click “Read More” to find out why Dickens Station bakery owner Charlotte Flowers gives Donna Andrews’s The Nightingale Before Christmas “two thumbs up and five stars.” (Read More …)
[Meme] You spend two years writing a complex mystery novel with 90,000 words and over 20 well-crafted characters. Which character is the beta readers’ favorite? The Cat! (Read More …)
I’ve started book #3, Elizabeth and the Toymaker, the second book in the Dickens Station trilogy. Click “Read More” to find out more. (Read More …)
