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But Wait…There’s More to Writing a Novel
Readers, I'm so thrilled to bring you a very special guest today! Author of the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series & USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Author and friend Lois Winston! (Be sure to leave comments to enter her giveaway!) Would you expect to grab a clarinet for the first time and immediately play Rhapsody in Blue ? Or lace up toe shoes for the first time and immediately dance Coppélia ? Or pick up a paintbrush for the first time and immediately create a mus
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 244 min read


Winner #5
CONGRATULATIONS, Nettie Marie! You've won a copy of A Fatal Habit + swag!
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 231 min read


Winner #4
CONGRATULATIONS, Ian Wilfred! You've won a copy of A Fatal Habit + swag!
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 231 min read


WINNER #2
3 MORE days of GIVEAWAYS remain this week! To enter simply post a review, book selfie, reel, or recommendation online about ANY Nun the Wiser Mystery and tag me/message me so I can see it and BOOM! You're entered to win a copy of A Fatal Habit with some cool swag! Winners will be announced HERE!
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 181 min read


WINNER #1
Whoo-hoo! You won some MARVEL-ous swag, a copy of A Fatal Habit and some original artwork by my middle son! There are 4 MORE days of GIVEAWAYS! To enter simply post a review, book selfie, reel, or recommendation online about ANY Nun the Wiser Mystery and tag me/message me so I can see it and you're entered to win a copy of A Fatal Habit with some cool swag! Winners will be announced HERE!
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 171 min read


A Fatal Habit is LAUNCHED!
I'm so excited to share this new Nun the Wiser Mystery with readers! And there are GIVEAWAYS! Every day this week, post a review, book selfie, reel, or recommendation online about ANY Nun the Wiser Mystery and tag me/message me so I can see it and you're entered to win a copy with some cool swag! Winners will be announced HERE!
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 161 min read


Let's launch A Fatal Habit!
February is BIRTHDAY MONTH, I'm celebrating MY birthday and A BOOK birthday because A Fatal Habit comes out MONDAY Feb. 16th! I hope you'll join me in celebrating Nun the Wiser Mystery # 3! How many takes does it take to take a selfie with the party blower extended? SEVEN! What fun is on tap? 5 DAYS of GIVEAWAYS! February 16 - 20 I'm giving a copy of A Fatal Habit + bonus swag to a lucky winner each day. (The bonus swag is SWEET stuff! You'll get exclusive comic book rende
Melissa Westemeier
Feb 136 min read


Melissa Westemeier
Jan 20 min read


fresh start
It's that time of year when people start talking about making resolutions, but I don't because I think they suck. Resolved means "firmly determined to do something." A resolution is "a firm decision to do or not do something." Decisions doesn't mean squat in my book. Making a decision is as pointless as making a wish, it's just thoughts and words which are meaningless without action and effort. Decisions don't mean anything actually changes. I'm a woman of ACTION because s
Melissa Westemeier
Dec 29, 20253 min read


Newsletter Giveaway!
COMING 2026: Newsletter subscribers receive one free cozy mystery a month from 12 different authors! That's 12 books for FREE!
Melissa Westemeier
Dec 17, 20251 min read


Over at Nan Reinhardt's Today!
Click on over for a behind-the-scenes look at The Abbey!
Melissa Westemeier
Apr 10, 20251 min read


Melissa Westemeier
Jun 25, 20240 min read
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