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Episode 19: Cozy Mysteries: Reading and Writing
In This Episode: The Book Evangelists discuss reading and writing cozy mysteries.
Morning Chatter
Why aren’t we discussing “The Splendid and the Vile” yet?
What are our hot caffeinated beverages of choice?
Lissa’s Reading Slump is OVER! So MUCH READING! She recently finished
The Roommate by Rosie Danan
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Miss Buncle’s Book by D.L. Stevenson
Cozy Mysteries and Writing Craft books
Marian read:
The Christmas Egg by Mary Kelly
Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly
The Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell
Lissa read:
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn (past the murder, not to the solving bit yet)
Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (just the opening setup, stopped before a murder)
“How to Outline a Cozy Mystery” workbook by Sara Rosett
Tvtropes.com article on Cozy mysteries
What we discussed:
Could you, would you, write a mystery?
Does the “cozy” aspect make murder more palatable?
Did you notice that cozies predominantly feature female protagonists?
How does one plan and plot and outline a more complicated story when one usually is not a planner?
Free Cat Content
This episode ends with some free cat content, coinciding with our very first SURPRISE PODCAST GUEST. If you like purring, you’ll like this last bit quite a lot!
Coming Up
Next episode: Marian and Lissa read and discuss Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz.
Our Show Notes include mentions and recommendations, all linked for your convenience. What else would you like to see here?
Music Credit: The music used during transitions in our podcast is adapted from: Jazzy Sax, Guitar, and Organ at the club by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/58382 Ft: geoffpeters
Episode 19: Cozy Mysteries: Reading and Writing
In This Episode: The Book Evangelists discuss reading and writing cozy mysteries.
Morning Chatter
Why aren’t we discussing “The Splendid and the Vile” yet?
What are our hot caffeinated beverages of choice?
Lissa’s Reading Slump is OVER! So MUCH READING! She recently finished
The Roommate by Rosie Danan
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Miss Buncle’s Book by D.L. Stevenson
Cozy Mysteries and Writing Craft books
Marian read:
The Christmas Egg by Mary Kelly
Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly
The Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell
Lissa read:
Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn (past the murder, not to the solving bit yet)
Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (just the opening setup, stopped before a murder)
“How to Outline a Cozy Mystery” workbook by Sara Rosett
Tvtropes.com article on Cozy mysteries
What we discussed:
Could you, would you, write a mystery?
Does the “cozy” aspect make murder more palatable?
Did you notice that cozies predominantly feature female protagonists?
How does one plan and plot and outline a more complicated story when one usually is not a planner?
Free Cat Content
This episode ends with some free cat content, coinciding with our very first SURPRISE PODCAST GUEST. If you like purring, you’ll like this last bit quite a lot!
Coming Up
Next episode: Marian and Lissa read and discuss Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz.
Our Show Notes include mentions and recommendations, all linked for your convenience. What else would you like to see here?
Music Credit: The music used during transitions in our podcast is adapted from: Jazzy Sax, Guitar, and Organ at the club by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/58382 Ft: geoffpeters
55 min