New Website: The Cozy Mystery Library
What is the Cozy Mystery Library? When is it going live? All the details are below! Free Cozy Mysteries! The Cozy Mystery Library lists...
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novelwright
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
Things to Look Forward to in 2021
Books and more are in the works for this year. Summary: New gift to subscribers each month. New series coming out in August. Goodbye to...
novelwright
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Comfy Cozy Podcast
Get all the details about A Frightfully Cozy Book Fair on Etta Welk's Comfy Cozy Podcast! If you haven't yet listened to Comfy Cozy...
novelwright
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
A Frightfully Cozy Book Fair!
October 4th at 2pm CT: Don't Miss the Paranormal Cozy Mystery Event of the Season! What: A Frightfully Cozy Book Fair is a gathering of...
novelwright
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
Vexed Vendors PreOrder Now
Book 5, the Final Book in A Witch's Thrift Shop Series, Vexed Vendors, is Available Now for Pre-Order. Vexed Vendors is finally ready for...
novelwright
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
Sneak Peak of Vexed Vendors
Book 5, Vexed Vendors, is the last book in A Witch's Thrift Shop Mystery. Alice Adelcraft has come a long way since she stumbled upon...
novelwright
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
Vexed Vendors Cover Reveal!
Book 5 in A Witch's Thrift Shop series is coming soon! Here's a sneak peak at the cover: Vexed Vendors will be the last book in A Witch's...
novelwright
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Spellbinding Sales Sneak Peak
See the summary of the upcoming Book 4 in A Witch's Thrift Shop: Spellbinding Sales! Summary: While the witches and wizards of Magic Row...
novelwright
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
Spellbinding Sales Cover Reveal
A sneak peak at the cover of Book 4 of A Witch's Thrift Shop, Spellbinding Sales: As the witches and wizards of Magic Row prepare for a...
novelwright
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Wicked Wishlists is now on PreOrder!
See the summary and read the first chapter here. Summary: When ordinary Alice Adelcraft met wizard Sebastian (Baz) Delvaux, Baz nearly...
novelwright
- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
A Witch's Thrift Shop Book 3
Cover reveal! I am busily working on Book 3 of A Witch's Thrift Shop Mystery: Wicked Wishlists. I'm super excited to do this cover reveal...
novelwright
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Magical Cozies
I love magical books, especially cozy mysteries, that help me escape reality a little while. Two years ago, when I started writing The...
novelwright
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Author Update: A Witch's Thrift Shop Book 2
The 2nd book in A Witch's Thrift Shop is nearly done. A Witch's Thrift Shop Mystery book 1, Mysterious Merchandise, comes out in just a...
novelwright
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
Book Tour Magic
Great Escapes Book Tour is hosting Mysterious Merchandise from March 16th to March 22nd. Mysterious Merchandise Book Tour starts March...
novelwright
- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
Mysterious Merchandise
New author Merch selling on Society 6! I opened a storefront on Society6 in November featuring artwork from The Faerie Apothecary...
novelwright
- Feb 19, 2020
- 6 min
Stray Arrows: A Cupid Cozy Mystery Part 2
Here is the second (and last) installment of a Valentine themed short story for those who favor a mix of cozy mystery and romance. Please...
novelwright
- Feb 12, 2020
- 6 min
Stray Arrows: A Cupid Cozy Romance Part 1
Here is the first installment of a Valentine themed short story for those who favor a mix of cozy stories and romance. Please enjoy!...
novelwright
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
Cupid in Cozy Mysteries
February: The month for reading romance - or better yet: Romantic Cozy Mysteries. February is a month of love, which often puts people in...
novelwright
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
New Series: A Witch's Thrift Shop
Looking for a new Witchy cozy series? This one's a little different. I'm so excited about this new series! Those who have been following...
novelwright
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Behind the Scenes
How I imagine my characters pre and post production. Writers will often say half-jokingly and half-seriously that their characters have...
novelwright
- Jan 15, 2020
- 3 min
Set up for Success
Settings are as important for writers as they are for storybook characters. Settings influence characters in ways that propel stories...
novelwright
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Tonics and Turning Points Facebook Party
Join A Cozy Experience and me on Thursday, Jan. 9th for the last Facebook Party of The Faerie Apothecary Mysteries! If you're new to the...
novelwright
- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
Character Building
New Years are all about character growth. So are stories. Real life and stories don't parallel each other exactly. The most flawed...
novelwright
- Jan 1, 2020
- 2 min
New Year, New Resolution
Last Year's Goals In 2019, my goals were: 1. To read 25 books 2. To write 4 books 3. To post more on social media My results? I read 16...
novelwright
- Nov 6, 2019
- 2 min
Tonics and Turning Points Update
It's bittersweet writing the last novel of a series. This month, I'm focused on finishing Tonics and Turning Points, which will be the...
novelwright
- Oct 28, 2019
- 3 min
The World Beyond
From The Faerie Apothecary Mysteries, Moss Hill's Ankou, or grim reaper, tells all about the World Beyond. October is a perfect time to...
novelwright
- Oct 26, 2019
- 1 min
Tonics and Turmoil Cover Reveal
Take a look at this beautiful cover for Book 7: Tonics and Turning Points I am currently working on Book 7 of The Faerie Apothecary...
novelwright
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
A Sassy Sleuth's Book Cover Reveals
The New Series comes Out November 1st for PreOrder! The book covers are in and the pre-orders will be available starting Nov. 1st for the...
novelwright
- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Fae Monster Mash
Faeries aren't just supernatural. Some of them are downright scary. I'm not into super scary Halloweens. Even as a child, I tended to...
novelwright
- Oct 18, 2019
- 1 min
A Sassy Sleuth's Mystery Series
The new series comes out in November. There's a new series coming out soon: A Sassy Sleuth's Mystery series. I'm straying away from cozy...
novelwright
- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
The Scaubtuinne's Captain
In Irish myths, Lugh was a demi-godlike figure in Irish Mythology. His story is astounding. In Book 6 of The Faerie Apothecary Mysteries,...
novelwright
- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Update
Here's what I'm working on in October. This month is a busy one. Though I'm excited about Halloween, I'm writing as much as I can this...
novelwright
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
Talismans Teaser
Carissa Shae, the main character of The Faerie Apothecary Mysteries cozy fantasy series, gives a special look into Book 6: Talismans and...
novelwright
- Oct 8, 2019
- 6 min
Fae Islands Encounters
Throughout history, there are legends of sailors landing on strange, even magical, islands inhabited by otherworldly people. There are...
novelwright
- Oct 1, 2019
- 3 min
Pumpkinspiration
There's nothing like writing in October when ghosts and goblins come out to inspire the imagination. Every October, I psych myself up for...
novelwright
- Oct 1, 2019
- 1 min
New Series
New Cozy Mystery Series Coming November 2019 I'm very pleased to announce a new series coming in November 2019. Here's a sneak peak at...
novelwright
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
Talismans and Turmoil
Book 6 of The Faerie Apothecary Mysteries is finally done! I've finished the final draft of Book 6 of The Faerie Apothecary Mysteries:...
novelwright
- Sep 13, 2019
- 3 min
Moss Hill Writers' Society
Nessa Shae shares her experience in the Moss Hill Writers' Society Printed in the Moss Hill Newspaper September 1st, 2019 by Tilly Brier...
novelwright
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Folklore and Fairy Art
Fairy Artwork has existed for a long time. Faeries in Artwork In a recent post, I wrote about fairies in literature, which started...
novelwright
- Sep 6, 2019
- 2 min
Fae Lore and Books to Explore
Real or not, fairies have been with us in literature and artwork for centuries. "Lord, what fools these mortals be." - Shakespeare, A...
novelwright
- Sep 3, 2019
- 3 min
Novel Bootcamp Part 2
I spent the weekend writing a novella. Here's how it went. I feel silly. Last week, I wrote a post on my goal to write a novella in three...
novelwright
- Aug 30, 2019
- 3 min
Novella Bootcamp
This weekend I'm trying a self-imposed novel bootcamp to write a novella in a weekend. This weekend, I am doing something I've been...
novelwright
- Aug 20, 2019
- 4 min
Writers' Creative Flow
What's the opposite of writer's block? Creative flow. Last week, I shared my views on writer's block. This week, I wanted to share my...
novelwright
- Aug 16, 2019
- 4 min
Water Fae and Misfortune
Stories of fae in the water have spilled into folklore around the world. Stories of spirit beings and creatures beyond imagining have...
novelwright
- Aug 14, 2019
- 4 min
How to be a Detective in a Magical Town
Tilly Brier can't see the future, but she has an eye on Unseelie Fae. The famous (fictional) reporter shares advice on how to follow a...
novelwright
- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
The Catch-22 of Writer's Block
What comes first the writer's block or the blank page? I spend a lot more time than I like looking at a blank Word document with my...
novelwright
- Aug 9, 2019
- 1 min
Talismans and Turmoil Update 2
Slow but steady.... It's week 3 of writing Talismans and Turmoil and Carissa's journey is well underway. So far, the water started out...
