Melissa Westemeier

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Forge has a couple of meanings. The OG definition refers to forming or shaping metal in a fire or furnace by beating and hammering it. A...

Our first frost advisory came last night, causing me to cover a bed of newly transplanted strawberries and the huge geranium I haven't...

As previously mentioned, writing a story means focusing on past, present, and future simultaneously. I need to think 'big picture' and...

Sunday, Sept. 15 @ 4 A Literary Salon We'll celebrate Agatha Christie's birthday and I'll host a little conversation about how to give a...

Working in an environment with more creature comforts and fewer distractions has been amazing.

In the olden days, I used to write like mad in the summertime and set aside my stories during the school year. When I quit teaching, it...

All fiction writers are making it up as they go along. Some of us shoot for accuracy in the details, others of us fake it all the way....

I joked to my neighbors that anyone staking out my house in May to learn the family schedule would be deeply frustrated because of travel...

Looking forward to attending the Writer's Police Academy: Killer Con June 6-9

In writing news, I took a 2 month hiatus from writing murder mysteries to work on a different project. I completed 75,000 words in this...

Heading to Bethesda, MD this weekend--hope to meet you at the Women Solving Crime panel this Friday afternoon at 4:00!

You can follow me on Book Bub, a free service that helps you discover books you'll love through unbeatable deals, handpicked...

(a silly little list of good things) Our driveway, surprisingly, after so much snow. I guess the ground was warm enough to help melt it....

It's strange to think about writing full time, being a writer, like this is actually my career. For most of my life, writing got shoved...

In March, Americans’ attention turns toward the excitement of the NCAA basketball tournament and the joy of bracketology—aka guessing who...

Excited to attend Malice Domestic April 26-28 and connect with other mystery writers and fans! I'll be moderating a panel discussion on...