Melissa Westemeier

I've spent the last few months in revision mode while managing some marketing details for the Nun the Wiser Mysteries. Revisions take a lot of energy, they're a bit like doing a puzzle as you try to slot in the best-shaped scene or line of dialogue to smooth out a manuscript so the entire thing flows nicely and all the readers' questions get answered and any confusion gets laid to rest. Revising a novel means attending to LAYERS of text, including character development, word

Janice Hallett masterfully creates a world using text threads, pub quiz results, and emails in her newest book, A Killer Question . I’m a...

Readers, it's a REAL TREAT to host guest G.P. Gottlieb today! You KNOW anyone writing a book using "Whipped" in their title must be good:...

I don't typically choose a season for setting a book, usually the setting chooses me. In ONE book, Across the River , I deliberately...

Featured at Dru's Book Musings today: Detective AJ LEWIS! Fun fact: Detective AJ Lewis is very inspired by my firstborn! Head on over to...

My fictional neighborhood, to be clear. I had loads of fun creating this little world in the Nun the Wiser Mysteries, and I'm excited to...