An Announcement

Greetings!
I have news!
My short story, The Strange Case of Willoughby Spalding, has been made into an ebook, and it is now available for pre-order on Amazon!
The release date is February 14th. (I chose Valentine's Day, since it is a bit of a romance.)
And here....








is....













the...














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...cover!

Hand-painted by me

What do you think?
I decided to post this today, and save my planned "recommendation" post for next week.
So that's all for now.
Have a lovely week!

God bless!

Megan

Of Mysteries and Mayhem

Good evening.
I am here to talk about one of my favorite genres; Mystery.
To assist with my recommendations, I will introduce you to some of my favorite movies this week.

Movies:

Now, a bit of a disclaimer, there is quite a lot of "strong drink" consumed in the Thin Man movies.

If you want a good mystery, with just the right amount of comedy, let me introduce you to my favorite TV couple, Nick and Nora Charles! (and their loyal pooch; Asta!)

There are six movies all together starring the detective and his sidekick wife.
I enjoy these movies. The relationship between Nicky and Nora is just darling; they tease and joke, all while solving baffling murders.

Miss Marple! There are four movies starring the endearing Margaret Rutherford.

These are intriguing mysteries, but with a dash of fun and comedy.
When a seemingly innocent "little-old-lady" starts investegating the mysterious murders, nobody pays her any mind. But she is sharper than any tack, and quick witted to boot!

These movies aren't exactly perfectly true to the original books by the famed authoress Agatha Christie, but they are still quite enjoyable.

Because who says that a murder mystery can't be a hilarious comedy at the same time?

Abbot and Costello are a duo I grew up watching. 

"Who Done It?" is a story about two friends who dream of becoming radio stars. When somebody from the radio station is mysteriously killed, these two take it upon themselves to become detectives and track down the killer! Much to the dismay of the police...

Next week, I'll share some of my favorite TV shows for good mysteries.

~ Have you ever seen any of these I've mentioned? ~

~ If so, which is your favorite? ~
~ How is your January coming along so far? ~


God bless!

Megan

On the 12th Day of Christmas...

Good morning, and Happy Epiphany!
Hope you've enjoyed the last 11 days of short stories, traditions, and recipes!
I enjoyed writing reading my character's posts. It was fun.
To finish off my series of Christmas posts, I'd like to share my writing plans for this year.
Resolutions aren't really something I do, but I am resolved to get quite a bit of writing under my literary belt this year!

The Time Travelers
I'm about 3/4 of the way finished with the first draft of my 2nd book in the TT series, and I'm excited to begin the editing stage!
(Yes, I'm a strange one, I actually enjoy editing. Sometimes more than the writing itself...)
But I'm guessing I have about 10,000 words left to the story, give or take. But I honestly have no idea...I'm no good at guessing word amounts... xD

Willoughby Spalding
So...I hoped to have this one published by December, but with my job, and so many things going on, I got no chance to accomplish this goal...
But my short detective story has been finished for a while now, all I'm missing is a good cover photo.

In Times of Trial
This is the current title of my story that has Colm O'Reilly in it.
I am really hoping to finish it this year. It's gonna take a long time to edit before it's even slightly presentable though. It's nearly 100,000 words long, and there's a lot left to be written. Even more, I daresay, to be fixed. (whether they're typos, plot holes, or just unesscessary scenes and dialogue.)
I love this story and the characters though, so I'll admit I'm in no hurry to finish. Because, once I'm done...well, it's kinda like finishing reading a great book, I suppose.
The characters are no longer so close, nor am I right there experiencing the story with them.
Y'know what I mean?

Mystery Collection
I hope to write a small handful of short mystery stories too, and publish them in a volume along with my story featuring Captian Windsor. Perhaps all of them with him as the main character.
But...we shall see.


That's it for now!
Again, I hope you enjoyed the last 11 days of posts!

~Which was your favorite post?~
~Were any of the traditions mentioned ones you are familiar with, or do yourself?~

Thanks for reading!

God bless!

Megan