Welcome Summer 2021
Do you have enough beach reads? I have these paperbacks on hand if you anticipate seeing me in person this summer. 2 x The Piper Sniper 3 x Urgent Quest at Pumpkinfest 4 x Lethal Shot on Flowerpot 2 x A Ghost Named Joe 1 each of Kisses in the Moonlight Volume 2 & The Six Thousand Email for prices and pick-up/drop off information. WIN A MAGNET JUST FOR SUBSCRIBING! Every current subscriber is entered to win one of my on-hand book magnets. The winner will be contacted by e-mail for his or her contact information and choice of magnet. Good luck! PROGRESS REPORT Seriously, though, thinking is progress! I've been doing research into funeral homes for Say It Isn't So, Joe. Some of it may get into the book. I've also finished Chapter 6. I have some exciting news to share with you! I'm taking part in the Chatham Kent Public Library's virtual Authors Festival! The Virtual Read Local: CK Author Festival will be held Saturday, July 17 at 2:00 pm via Zoom. Speak with seven local authors Authors will be available to chat with readers, share their writing experiences and answer questions. The Festival’s featured authors represent many genres, including adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction. The list of authors includes: Kae Elgie, author of This Land: The Story of Two Hundred Acres in Kent County Paula Morrison, children's author Jason Rolfe, author of Clocks, and The Puppet-Play of Doctor Gall Bruce Ross, author of From Dawn to Dusk to Daylight: A Journey Through Depression’s Solitude Cristina Ruscica, author of Breathe Wide Open P. L. Stuart, author of The Drowned Kingdom Saga Kelly Young, author of The Travel Writer Cozy Mysteries To take part, visit https://www.chatham-kent.ca/library/w..., or call 519.354.2940 to register. A link for this Zoom meeting event will be e-mailed prior to the program. In other library news, the Chatham branch is now up to date with copies of all of my books for you to borrow! I dropped off the last four earlier this month, which due to the pandemic I was not permitted to do before. And some more news too! I was asked to submit answers to questions for an online interview with NFReads.com! The questions were quite in depth and you can find the interview on their website by visiting https://www.nfreads.com/interview-wit.... Interested in a new cozy series? Check out fellow Sisters in Crime member, Joy Anne Ribar's Deep Lakes Mystery series. Joy Ann Ribar is a Wisconsin native who embraces her Scandinavian roots, wine-tasting, and food-munching from every culture. Those roots are featured in her series, which follows character Frankie Champagne, co-owner of Bubble and Bake and its associated winery in the tourist town of Deep Lakes Wisconsin. Mysteries search her out in this entertaining soon to be four-book series. For more information, visit her website https://wixsite.us6.list-manage.com/t.... My review of Deep Flakes Christmas: A Nisse Visit This is a warm Christmas story featuring a main character with whom most of us can relate. Frankie is frazzled as Christmas approaches, and has allowed life to batter her to the point that her holiday spirit seems to have become irretrievable. And events leading up to the main event seem determined to keep it that way. But in true Christmas story fashion, help arrives in the nick of time and her wonder in the season returns. The book is heavy on details in spots that, for me, are a bit detracting from the main story, but overall it is a well written and warm addition to the series that accurately depicts the holidays in a small town. It's a worthy addition to the Christmas magic section if your bookshelves. Joy Ann's review of The Piper Sniper Thank you for the kind words! Kelly Young has crafted a fast moving mystery in The Piper Sniper, Book One in her Travel Writer cozy series. Thanks to the interactions of relatable characters, the reader is allowed to know them intimately and personally. Young injects humor and witty repartee throughout, taking the edge off the crime. What makes The Piper Sniper unique are the wonderful interludes between chapters that feature descriptions and advice from main character Casey, the travel writer. Anyone who wants to visit the real town of Kincardine on Lake Huron can do so equipped with plenty of ideas to make it a fun trip.. After reading this mystery, I know I want to visit there, and I look forward to reading the rest of the four-book series to add more places to my bucket list. Please feel free to engage on my Facebook page, or on Twitter, or to share this email to anyone you think may be interested by using the icons below. If you are getting this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up at https://wixsite.us6.list-manage.com/t.... Kelly's Writing Tips #2 Write what you know. You might be thinking, "So, you know about murder, kidnapping and theft then?" Of course I don't. But I do know about the life of a retired reporter, a freelancer, and a klutz, all of which feature strongly in my Travel Writer series. Familiarity with some of the things you write about makes the things you aren't as knowledgeable of more believable. I hope you enjoy your summer! Thanks for reading. Kelly Young Member of Sisters in Crime, Beta Sigma Phi. June 20, 2021
