SMFS Members Published in Writing the Cozy Mystery: Authors' Perspectives on Their Craft

 

SMFS list members have essays published in the recently published new book, Writing the Cozy Mystery: Authors' Perspectives on Their Craft. Published by McFarland & Company, the read is available in a variety of formats from the publisher, Amazon, and other vendors. The SMFS list members that reported their essays are:  

 

Leslie Budewitz with “Writing the World Around Us: Social Issues in the Cozy.”

 

Kathleen Marple Kalb with “...And a Colorful Cast.”

 

Edith Maxwell with “Writing Multiple Series.”

 

Publisher Description:

This book brings together essays written by a number of well-known writers of cozy mysteries, including Sherry Harris, Amanda Flower, Leslie Budewitz, and Edith Maxwell, among others, who provide insight into their approaches to writing. Topics covered include how they work with the form, develop characters and settings, and utilize the particular hook, skill or business that establishes the protagonist’s ability to solve crimes. In addition to discussing these traditional aspects of writing, several authors focus on how they have expanded the direction the contemporary cozy mystery has taken with the inclusion of more diverse characters and social issues.