Southernism of the Week: “So dry the birds are building their nests out of barbed wire.” We hope it's not that dry where you are! New Mexico has been getting lots of clouds and a little bit of rain as we head into monsoon season. But it's sure been h...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Well, if Darius had taken the day off to play glacier for her, she might as well make use of him.” Glacier for her? 🤔 No, chauffeur! That was from writing Pride and Prejudice at the Cat Café. See all the b...
Southernism of the Week: “He’ll squeeze a nickel till the buffalo screams.” The meaning was more obvious when nickels had pictures of buffaloes on them. Word Histories has some other versions of this. Happy birthday Ethan Embry! He played Bobby Ray i...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Back in a sack.” ... or maybe in a sec? But I was, after all, writing a murder mystery, so perhaps they will be back in a body bag/sack. 🤔 In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty...
Southernism of the Week: “All the buzzards will come to the mule’s funeral.” In other words, all the relatives show up at a rich person’s funeral.Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the l...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I think overall this men's group would benefit from some trimming." I meant manuscript, not men's group. 😉This Facebook memory came up: “I picked up this nice chunk of crystals on our hike yesterday and Sc...
Southernism of the Week: “More twists than a pretzel factory.”This is generally used to refer to someone dishonest, but it would be a compliment if someone said this about our novels! (Readers have mentioned plot twists … just not pretzels.)Visit the...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: Then I got ready for my “not a date” with God and his kids. That’s Todd, not God! I’m a couple of chapters into the next Accidental Detective novel, which brings Kate back to her home neighborhood after the...
Southernism of the Week: “So dry the catfish are carrying canteens.” We hope you’ve had some gentle spring rains! Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.Sp...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “I'm enjoying the ground lump all angle.” I was enjoying the Edgar Allan Poe angle in a mystery novel. 🤷♀️ I turned in book 1 of a new mystery series to my editor! The Scry Murder series: A quirky loner wh...