Many of the things that happen to my amateur sleuth Saffi Graywood in Murder at Last Chance Cove were inspired by things that have happened in my life. If you have read the first book in my Pacific Northwest Cozy Mystery series, you may recognize the setting and which part of the plot it relates…
Tag: Writing
The Power of Reader Reviews
Things I love about writing: It’s been such a rush to see friends, family, and many others opening up Murder at Last Chance Cove, the first book in my Pacific Northwest Cozy Mystery series, and giving it a read. I’ve heard such wonderful comments, including from a friend who swears my amateur sleuth Saffi Graywood…
Books and Steps
I was out and about today in Ashland, Oregon, connecting with our local booksellers and library, handing out the fancy postcard I designed and had printed for Murder at Last Chance Cove. Libraries and bookstores have been the great loves of my life, and they still are. Here in Ashland we have three bookstores! One…
Anticipation
If the word “anticipation” reminds me of a Carly Simon song, will I be dating myself? Or will the reference go right over your head? What I’m anticipating right now has nothing to do with the good old days of Simon’s music. It has everything to do with what happens once you turn a completed…
Synchronicity
I don’t know about you, but I find synchronous events to be both mysterious and marvelous. If you’re following Aunt Saffi’s travels you know about a recent RV journey to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The purpose? The author of all things Saffi Graywood (that would be me, Kim Griswell) was helping her daughter move there…
Home Base
RVers know that the road is only part of the journey. When you pull into a campsite there are tanks to dump. Hookups to be made—and I don’t mean the personal connection kind that come with sparks of attraction. I mean the water hose to the water spigot, the plug to the electrical outlet, the…
4 Days to Go!
MURDER AT LAST CHANCE COVE debuts in just a few days! Meanwhile, Aunt Saffi is RVing. Started this morning in Chama, NM. Ended the day in Monticello, UT. The smoky quality of some of the photos comes from the mega-fire in the Grand Canyon. Such a tragedy. It’s that time of year, so be firewise,…
The Eyes of Sauron?
Storms over Santa Fe, New Mexico are other worldly. We’re boondocking in our RV in the parking lot of the Tesuque Pueblo Casino. The orange squares you see actually opened up in the cloud wall to show the fiery sunset behind the storm. The mouth shaped cloud below the eyes also occurred naturally. You can…
On the Road in New Mexico
Aunt Saffi is on a roadtrip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. What have I learned so far? 1. No sane person RVs through California’s Central Valley or the Mojave desert in July. 2. Dante’s Inferno is actually located in Lost Hills, CA. Sulfurous water. Blazing temps. But the KOA camp is fine and there are…
Raven About Series Authors
I devour series books from authors whose work I love as if they were truffles that might melt in a heatwave—like those many of us have been experiencing this summer. As I gobble up the goodness, I don’t really think about the hours and days and months and, sometimes, years that the author spent on…
Cozies & Kim Griswell 