Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? Yes. At the present, I’m nurturing a story that is so far removed from what I’m known for that I don’t want to put off anyone who might be turned off from seeing my humorous novels or romances. What is your “go-to” method for working through or around writer’s block? I rarely experience this phenomenon, but when I do, I quilt. When I run into a snag I need to think out, I do anything that will keep my han

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 290 Board To Death Book One of The Hy & Drye Mystery Series Written by Maisie Franklin   Listener Advisory: Language Getting old doesn’t have to be boring—especially when murder’s on the itinerary. Hy Reynolds has always been a good listener… whether he should be or not. Eugenia Drye is a widow, and there is very “widow” she doesn’t know about her neighbors. When their intrepid nosiness prompts their exasperated families to mention the “H wor

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 289 The Augur's Assassin A Read Between The Vines Mystery Written by Maisie Franklin   Murder wasn’t in the cards for Zoe Romano… until it was. Zoe Romano gave up front-page crime for fine wine, trading the chaos of New York City for the quiet charm of Mystic, Connecticut. Now, she runs Read Between the Vines, a cozy bookshop-slash-wine bar where the biggest scandal is usually who finished the last bottle of merlot. That is, until the town ps

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 265 The Sweetest Getaway Written by Sasha Preston   They’ll need the sweetest getaway ever to escape this mess… Jennifer used to be a wholesome daydreamer who’d never broken a law in her life. Then her bold roommate, Nari, ropes her into a money-making scheme that isn’t exactly…legal. To Jennifer’s shock, stealing from bad guys is actually fun. But their joyride comes crashing down when someone tips off the cops. Now Jennifer and Nari must te

Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 263 Second Bloom Book One in The Holly and Ivy Cozy Mystery Series Written by Sally Handley   Adjunct English Professor Holly Donnelly and her recently widowed, sister, Ivy, a retired nurse, just want two weeks to garden, shop and sight-see. When Holly’s trusted gardener, Juan Alvarez, is arrested for murder, the look-alike sisters become reluctant sleuths. Holly fears police detective, Nick Manelli, assumes Juan is guilty and won’t conduct a

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