Dear Reader, Happy Saint Michaelโs Day! This day is special to me for two reasons: because my grandfather's name was Michael, and because the Archangel Michael is the patron saint of the police, which are my chosen heroes in my crime fiction novels. Speaking of which, this month Iโm celebrating two years since Iโve released … Continue reading Silent Strike: from bestseller to tragedy and back to the light
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Cats, books, and true crime trivia ๐
Dear Reader, Happy International Cat Day! ๐ธ In case you didnโt know, this is a celebration that takes place on 8 August of every year. It was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. It is a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them. … Continue reading Cats, books, and true crime trivia ๐
Fun facts and a gift for Saint Patrickโs Day!
Happy Saint Paddyโs Day! โ๏ธ Saint Patrick's Day is one of the most celebrated holidays in the world, with millions of people donning green and taking to the streets to celebrate the Irish culture. But how much do you really know about the holiday? Here are the top 5 fun facts about Saint Patrick's Day … Continue reading Fun facts and a gift for Saint Patrickโs Day!
Reading, pets, events and a Daring book dealย
Hi everyone,ย I hope youโre having a great weekend. Iโll start by adding many thanks to those of you who voted in my newsletter content poll, which is still availableย here. Most of the results centered on work in progress updates, life updates and random stuff. I had a very sweet question about pets, but unfortunately my … Continue reading Reading, pets, events and a Daring book dealย
What I’m Reading in Crime Fiction and a Deal on the #1 Bestseller Dare Game!
Who I am... I'm Melinda Colt, an award-winning and bestselling author. I hope to become your next favorite crime fiction writer. From a young age, my parents instilled in me a love for the written word, and I've been hooked ever since. As a reader, I'm always searching for those stories that capture my heart … Continue reading What I’m Reading in Crime Fiction and a Deal on the #1 Bestseller Dare Game!
A different kind of halloween ๐
Hello, friends! Most of you celebrate Halloween today, and I canโt tell you how lucky you are. I live in Romania, and sadly, Halloween isnโt a local tradition (imagine that, in the land of Dracula!). Although, if one wants to dress up thereโs always a club or party where, for one night a year, we … Continue reading A different kind of halloween ๐
Killer Score won a RONE Award!
๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฃ๐ฟโ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ป๐ป. … Continue reading Killer Score won a RONE Award!
S is for Strike!
Hi, guys! I hope this post finds you and yours well and safe. This has been a challenging year for all of us, for some more than for others. Personally, I often felt like thereโs no light at the end of the tunnelโand that the tunnel is underwater. But despite everything else, I kept my … Continue reading S is for Strike!
AUTHENTICITY IN CRIME FICTION: “A PLOT DOESNโT NEED TO BE POSSIBLE; IT NEEDS TO BE PLAUSIBLE.”
Most of us read fiction books to escape into new and exciting worlds from the comfort of our own homes. We love following great detectives or private eyes as they connect clues, and we love to hate most of the villains that skilled writers portray in their books. Being part of the chase and trying … Continue reading AUTHENTICITY IN CRIME FICTION: “A PLOT DOESNโT NEED TO BE POSSIBLE; IT NEEDS TO BE PLAUSIBLE.”
โ๏ธ Something special for Saint Patrickโs Day! โ๏ธ
Saint Patrickโs Day is by far the most famous Irish holiday, and it has come to be celebrated all over the world. Saint Patrick was a 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary whose name marks the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. Today, he is the foremost patron saint of Ireland. On March 17 many people across the … Continue reading โ๏ธ Something special for Saint Patrickโs Day! โ๏ธ
Melinda Colt 