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500-word Fiction Challenge — nycmidnight

The 500-word Fiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create short stories based on genre, action, and object assignments in 48 hours.

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I love the concept of the book "50 After 50" by @mariaolsen.bsky.social ! It's about evaluating your life in middle age, setting new goals, and remembering it's never to late to go after them. #suzysbooks suzysbooks.com

Catnip for mystery lovers: the first woman Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard, an English manor house murder, plus Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio March, and Margery Allingham. Check it out at suzysbooks.com/four-queens-... #womensleuths #goldenage #suzysbooks @rclbrooklyn.bsky.social

I'm fascinated by the story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a 17th century poet and nun in Mexico, and the book by @maryannwrites.bsky.social sounds terrific! Check it out at suzysbooks.com/sor-juana/ and while you're there, sign up for the weekly newsletter to learn about more great books!

It is 1976 and Hanley, Minnesota has a bicentennial parade in the works. Is this a task for lunch ladies? Their answer would be "no." For more titles like this, check out suzysbooks.com #suzysbooks #womensfiction #midwestbooks #minnesota

If you loved Braiding Sweetgrass as much as I did, you might like the books recommended at Suzy's Crew. You can sign up for the free, once-per-week newsletter to learn about books by women: suzysbooks.com #suzysbooks #booksbywomen

1924 Brooklyn. Love, crime, and no turning back. Gun Girl and the Tall Guy tells the true story of Brooklynites Celia and Ed Cooney. Check out this book and more books by women at suzysbooks.com Be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter! #Truecrime #suzysbooks #JazzAge

If the buzz about this book didn't already win me over, the gorgeous cover would have! Check out this and other books by women here: suzysbooks.com/faerie-morga... #suzysbooks #fantasybooks #histfic

I'm starting Judith Teitelman's Guesthouse for Ganesha, a blend of magical realism and historical fiction. Kirkus describes it as "an intensely beautiful world in which different cultures merge." Check out more books by and for women here: suzysbooks.com @judithteitelman.bsky.social #historicalfic

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I'm loving this small-town mystery by @juliesniderauthor.bsky.social. It has a beautiful setting, complex characters, and a plot that keeps me guessing. #lesbianprotagonist #bookban #JapaneseInternment

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If Walls Could Talk: Historic Houses in Crime Fiction by Kate Michaelson - Debra H. Goldstein

Old homes have always fascinated me. Maybe it's because I grew up in a hundred-year old farmhouse hearing stories about those who lived there long before our family. I remember looking at the towering...

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Interested in winning a free book? Check out the #goodreadsgiveaway for the Hidden Rooms paperback. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Thanks to my writing buddy, @jhjones.bsky.social, for including my favorite cookie recipe in her series on writers who bake. If you're interested in a fun blog that focuses on forming your own community of writers, I highly recommend hers! www.jhjones-author.com/post/another...

Another Writing Group Holiday Cookie!

Last week, I shared with you a cookie recipe from award-winning and top-selling author, L.C. Hayden. Now, I'm delighted to share a second festive cookie from another member of my writing group.Let me ...

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