2022 has most definitely been a year. Between September 2021 and April 2022, my husband and I moved twice (and I’m still looking for some items that I KNOW I packed!) — once into a rental while we house-hunted and the second time into our “forever” home in the Texas Hill Country north of San Read more about It Has Definitely Been a Year[… Continued]
I was recently interviewed by author and editor extraordinaire, Eilis Flynn, for her Story Behind the Story blog. Since I thought the story behind Crazy, Stupid, Dead would interest my readers, with Eilis’s permission, I’m sharing it here. Story Behind the Story: Crazy, Stupid, Dead by Wendy Delaney The truth and memory are two important parts of Read more about The Story Behind the Story[… Continued]
Most Americans would agree that 2020 has been a weird, frustrating year, and for many of us it’s been downright brutal. Filled with unimaginable hardships, unimaginable anguish. I’ve had it relatively easy. I’ve hunkered down here at Delaney Manor (not too far from where Char has been hunkered down, impatiently waiting for me to tell her Read more about The Year of Living Unusually[… Continued]
A lot of us probably feel like that’s what we’ve been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic — running on empty, emotionally spent. Dire circumstances abound in these uncertain times. All we have to do is turn on a TV or radio to hear the latest breaking news, and in so doing it’s so very easy Read more about Running on Almost Empty[… Continued]
Happy book birthday to Crazy, Stupid, Dead (Working Stiffs Mystery #7)! Yep, at long last, I’m happy to let you know that Char has a new adventure in sleuthing that’s available for your reading pleasure. As you might be anticipating, Crazy, Stupid, Dead picks up where No Wedding For Old Men (book 6 in the Read more about Happy book 7 birthday[… Continued]
Remember that new book that I thought would have an August 27th release date? Yeah, it seems that a certain author was a little overly optimistic when she looked at the calendar and declared that date eminently do-able. Although I wish I had that kind of declarative power. I declare that I will lose 5 Read more about Coming really, REALLY soon[… Continued]
If you’ve been wondering when the next Working Stiffs Mystery book is coming out, you’re not the only one! It took me a bit longer to stop noodling on the plot for Char’s newest adventure in sleuthing, and get to the actual writing. But now that I’m in the home stretch of this story, the Read more about Coming Soon – Book 7[… Continued]
It’s official. The second that I turned the page of my calendar to November, all the Halloween stuff disappeared in my local stores, and was replaced by every Christmas goody imaginable. I also saw my first Christmas-themed TV commercial of the year, so it’s definitely official — the 2018 holiday season is upon us. (Whether I’m Read more about And so it begins[… Continued]
No, not Christmas! Although that’s also right around the corner. What I’m excited to let you know is that at long last, the newest addition to the Working Stiffs Mystery series family will finally arrive this month — October 2018! My apologies that book 6, No Wedding For Old Men, took longer to write than I had anticipated. Read more about It is right around the corner[… Continued]
Yep, it’s officially Summer. However, as I write this on a cloudy June morning in Seattle, it’s 62 degrees and some showers are in the forecast. Why do I bring this up? Because this weather forecast is exactly why Marietta is worrying about her outdoor wedding scheduled for late June. Unlike in real life, I can control the weather Read more about Bring on the Heat[… Continued]