by Susan Van Kirk | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog
We all know that book covers sell books. Duh. Cover artists and publishers connect complicated pieces and parts to come up with covers that sell, reflect the contents, promote a brand for a series, and fit the publisher’s catalog. I had not thought about all those...
by Susan Van Kirk | Feb 18, 2019 | Blog
This is the first of a series of posts about my upcoming mystery, A Death at Tippitt Pond. It’s no secret that I’m crazy about history. Currently, I’m moving away from cozy mysteries and into a nebulous genre that resides somewhere between cozy and traditional....
by Susan Van Kirk | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog
I have been blessed with a miracle: two talented cover designers for my mysteries. One fell into my lap, and the other I hired based on her previous work. Both have such talent. According to Bowker’s annual report, over one million books were...
by Susan Van Kirk | May 12, 2017 | Blog
This past week I had the pleasure of seeing the last installment of my Endurance Mystery series launch on Amazon. Death Takes No Bribes is the finale of a trilogy that began with Three May Keep a Secret, and Marry in Haste. I have been fortunate to have had steadfast...
by Susan Van Kirk | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
In my earlier years when I taught an occasional Shakespeare play at Monmouth High School, I used to enjoy explaining to my students the origin of the saying, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” In the era of the British thatched roof and William Shakespeare, a homeowner...
