by Susan Van Kirk | May 15, 2023 | Blog, mystery, Sarah Bewley, suspense
Today, I’m welcoming Sarah Bewley, a mystery writer with her debut novel recently launched from Level Best Books. She’s written a harrowing story that’s part mystery, part police procedural, and she’s created a fascinating place: Eden County....
by Susan Van Kirk | May 1, 2023 | Blog, Kelly Oliver, mysteries, publishing, reading, suspense, writing
I’m so pleased to be visited at my blog this week by Kelly Oliver, a fellow author published by Level Best Books. Since I also read Elizabeth Peters’s books, I loved her take on this. Take it away, Kelly! Last weekend I was on a panel at Malice Domestic...
by Susan Van Kirk | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog
The rights to my novel, A Death at Tippitt Pond, were reverted to me last fall, and I’ve now published it in paperback and ebook editions myself. As I think about that launch, my mind wanders back to the research I did for this book, which takes place in the present,...
by Susan Van Kirk | Mar 26, 2023 | Blog, book reviews, mysteries, reading
This winter I’ve read many mysteries. Since I’m president of the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime, I decided to read some books by my fellow guppies. “Guppy” means the “great unpublished” in the past history of the chapter, but...
by Susan Van Kirk | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog
Back in 2019, my historical mystery, A Death at Tippitt Pond, came out in ebook and print copy from a small publisher who later added an audiobook. Recently, I had the rights to the ebook and print copy reverted to me. What does that mean? While I own the copyright...
by Susan Van Kirk | Apr 8, 2022 | Blog, mysteries, reading, writing, writing novels
This summer on June 7, Level Best Books will be launching two books on the same day. One is The Navigator’s Daughter by Nancy Cole Silverman, and the other is my first Art Center Mystery, Death in a Pale Hue. At first glance, Nancy and I are so different. She...
by Susan Van Kirk | Dec 31, 2021 | Blog
The first week of a new year always seems like a time to consider where you’ve been and where you’re going. The past year for me was a banner writing year, and I’m not sure I can duplicate it. We’ll see. A series of projects all came together, and I suppose it’s safe...
by Susan Van Kirk | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog, mysteries, reading, writing novels
A huge welcome to my friend, Heather Weidner, who writes a wonderful series about one of the most beautiful settings in the world–the Blue Ridge Mountains. Anyone for glamping? Guest Post by Heather Weidner, Author of the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries and the...
by Susan Van Kirk | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
When you’re self-publishing on multiple platforms, you have to cross your fingers that the various moving parts come together at the right time. Right now, I’m crossing my fingers that The Witch’s Child will be up on Amazon and other platforms for...
by Susan Van Kirk | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog, mysteries, publishing, small towns, Susan Van Kirk, suspense
For people who read books but don’t write or publish them, it seems like a long stretch of time elapses between books in a series. Part of that is because of the work that must be done after a writer types, “The End.” Part of the time stretch has to do with the...
