Joan Livingston – Author and editor

From time to time, I run a 6Ws feature to give fellow authors and their books a bit of promotion. Wendy H Jones is next. (With a nod to my former life as a journalist, I opted for the 6Ws of the business: who, what, when, where, why and how, which counts as it ends in W.) I will let her tell you about the anthology of short stories this UK author has organized, A Right Cozy Historical Crime — the third in a series. In the mood for a mystery set in the past but don’t have time for a full-length book? Then dig into one of the short stories in this anthology. Among the titles are: A Monster in the Village, The Disappearance of Miss Eliza Hawkins, and Dead on Midnight. By the way, this post is part of the Reading Between the Lines Vlog Tour. Here, I will let Wendy take over.

Why did you decide to write the anthology and choose the authors who are in it?

Writing the anthology was an easy choice as it is the third book in a series called A Right Cozy Crime. I wanted to focus on historical because I am fascinated by history, and in fact run a writing group of history writers. I know there are a lot of outstanding historical writers out there whose voices should be amplified. Write short stories? Again, an easy answer as people are looking for shorter form fiction as they become time starved.

The authors in the anthology are Wendy H Jones, Marty M McNair, Sheena MacLeod, Lexie Connyngham, Meg Woodward, Gareth Williams, Sheila Dean Lawrence, Lisabeth Early, Olga Wotjas, Loretta Mulholland, Barbara Stevenson, Diana Sinovic, Lisa Harkrader, and Penny Hutson.

Who compiled the book?

The remainder of the interview will focus on myself as the compiler of the book. I am multi-award-winning author Wendy H Jones and I write crime thrillers, cozy mysteries, humorous mysteries, children’s picture books, and non-fiction books for authors.

What is your latest book?

My latest book is A Right Cozy Historical Crime, the anthology which we are discussing today.

When did you begin writing?

I have always been a writer and spent time writing books and stories even as a child. My mother gave me a typewriter for my 7^th birthday and I would spend hours writing fanfiction mainly about Enid Blyton stories. Rather than following a literary career I joined the Royal Navy then the army as a nurse but always wrote about what I was doing while I was abroad. I then worked in academia where I was writing academic textbooks and articles. I turned to writing my first fiction book 14 years ago and the rest as they say, is history.

How do you write?

I mainly write using a computer and typing out my manuscripts. At the moment I am using speech to text because I’ve had a shoulder replacement very recently. I do, however, sometimes go elsewhere and just take a notebook and write. It can help creativity to do things in different ways. Of course, being an author I have about 100 notebooks all of which are too nice to write in. Who can resist the call of a beautiful notebook.

Where do you write?

I’m a bit of an anytime anyplace anywhere girl when it comes to writing. I can literally write anywhere. However, if I’m at home I’m mainly in my office or at my writing bureau in my sitting room. I can write on planes and trains — and I often do so — cafes, restaurants, pubs, museums, airports, and anywhere the fancy takes me.

Why do you write?

I write because I have to write. I love writing, I love crafting stories and I love knowing that I have written books which readers will enjoy. Knowing that my books are in the hands of readers and are entertaining them and bringing them joy is the best feeling in the world.

. Wendy is delighted to be one of the authors in two anthologies aimed at empowering women – The Power of Why, and Women Win Against All Odds. She is proud to be the President of the Scottish Association of Writers and is the host of The Writing and Marketing Show podcast, a writing and marketing coach. and CEO of Writing Matters online writing school, Authorpreneur Accelerator Academy.

BLURB FOR A RIGHT COZY HISTORICAL CRIME

Step into the comforting fog of time with A Right Cozy Historical Crime, a deliciously diverse anthology of cozy mysteries that span centuries and continents. From ancient alleys to a Victorian medical school, American towns to Scottish glens, these tales take you on a gentle stroll through history — where murder hides behind lace curtains and secrets linger in candlelit corridors. Perfect for fans of clever sleuths, rich historical detail, and mysteries solved with more brains than knowledge.

LINKS TO BUY

PAPERBACK- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Right-Cozy-Historical-Crime

US: https://www.amazon.com/Right-Cozy-Historical-Crime/dp/1913372154

KINDLE

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Right-Cozy-Historical-Crime-ebook/dp/B0FSYF5F35

US: https://www.amazon.com/Right-Cozy-Historical-Crime-ebook/dp/B0FSYF5F35

LINKS TO AUTHORS’S WEBSITES

WENDY H JONES: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Wendy-H.-Jones/author/B00OABSKH0

LEXIE CONYNGHAM: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Lexie-Conyngham/author/B008XH0YQ2

OLGA WOJTAS: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Olga-Wojtas/author/B07MXMQDVQ

SHEILA DENE LAWRENCE: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Sheila-Dene-Lawrence/author/B072MYH8FY

MARTI M MCNAIR: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Marti-M.-McNair/author/B0CK8JM7FQ