Monthly Archives: August 2013

Blanche and Barbara Take 5 with Barbara Jean

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there guys and dolls!  Today I’m so excited to share with you a new feature!  Once a month, I’m taking 5 with my fellow Cozy Cat Press authors.  For this debut post, co-authors Blanche Day Manos & Barbara Burgess, … Continue reading →

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Santa Lucia’s Best

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls!  Today I thought I’d share a fabulous post from Bella McGuire’s terrific blog, A Prairie Girl Reads.  She has this great feature called  “Top 5 Places to Visit in a Cozy Town” that I had … Continue reading →

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The Art of Language, or *!?!* Does Not Boost Your Vocabulary

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Barbara Jean Coast

I love words.  I love the flow of them, playing with them, making descriptions from new combinations, the ways the meanings shift and change with use.  When I wrote STRANGLED BY SILK in the Cozy Mystery genre, the style is … Continue reading →

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Barbara Jean, Town Planner

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there guys and dolls!  As a cozy mystery series writer, the author wears many hats — murderer, victim, researcher, storyteller, innocently accused bystander and, as I discovered, town planner. For STRANGLED BY SILK, I started with two main places … Continue reading →

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