He’s Alive!
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 …)
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Cheyenne’s Valentine Mystery
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 …)
Who Are You Reading and What Are You Writing?
“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 …)
The Nightingale Before Christmas
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 …)
Readers’ Favorite Character
[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 …)
Elizabeth and the Toymaker
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 …)
Book Review: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Read while conducting research for Marley’s Curse, Stevenson’s classic touches on many themes, like man’s dual nature, Victorian public vs. private persona, and addiction. Click Read More for my review AND an Easter egg. (Read More …)
Meet DC
Click Read More to meet DC, one of Dickens Station’s most beloved characters, in this Dickens Station Daily Telegraph article by Emily Dodson. (Read More …)
The Penny Black Stamp
Click Read More to discover the world’s first adhesive postage stamp on display at the Dickens Station Victorian Era Museum: Post Office. (Read More …)
A Sugarbush Easter (Repost)
In this repost of a free Dickens Station Mystery Short Story, the game is afoot. Dianna Norris, a newcomer to Dickens Station, unravels what’s happening to Charlie Mattson during her adventure to a sugarbush. Dianna explains, “My new life in Dickens Station began the day I murdered the man who, years later, became my husband.” (Read More …)