The Sisters in Crime Writers' Podcast

Award-winning author Becky Clark has been writing humorous books for both kids and adults since 2001. Even her nonfiction EIGHT WEEKS TO A COMPLETE NOVEL receives kudos for being funny and accessible. Over the years she has developed many tricks and tips to speed up her writing because the key to a professional writing career is to consistently produce books. Becky is a hybrid author, with feet planted in both the independent publishing world and the traditional publishing world. She is the seventh of eight kids, which explains both her insatiable need for attention and her atrocious table manners. She writes the Mystery Writer’s Mysteries, the Sugar Mill Marketplace Mysteries, the Crossword Puzzle Mysteries, the Dunne Diehl novels, as well as some nonfiction. Visit BeckyClarkBooks.com to snag FICTION CAN BE MURDER (Mystery Writer’s Mysteries book #1) and RAT RACE (Sugar Mill Marketplace prequel novella) as well as several short stories. Website: https://beckyclarkbooks.com/Mentioned in the podcast: Save the Cat by Blake Synder*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Lori Robbins is the Amazon bestselling author of the On Pointe and Master Class mystery series and a contributor to The Secret Ingredient: A Mystery Writers Cookbook. She is the recipient of three Silver Falchions, the Indie Award for Best Mystery, and a silver medal in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Mystery and Suspense. Short stories include “Leading Ladies,” which received Honorable Mention in the 2022 Best American Mystery and Suspense anthology. She blogs with fellow crime fiction writers at Miss Demeanors https://www.missdemeanors.com/author/lori-robbins/A former dancer, Lori performed with a number of modern dance and classical ballet companies, including Ballet Hispanico and the St. Louis Ballet, but it was her commercial work, for Pavlova Perfume and Macy’s, that paid the bills. After ten very lean years onstage she became an English teacher and now writes full-time.Her experiences as a dancer, teacher, and mother of six have made her an expert in the homicidal tendencies everyday life inspires.Website: https://www.lorirobbins.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lorirobbinsauthor/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorirobbinsmysteries/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Tara Lush is the Florida-based author of the Crescent Moon Mystery series, where the bodies are fictional, but the weird Florida vibes are very real.She’s a RITA finalist, Amtrak writing fellow, and George C. Polk Award winner who once covered crime, hurricanes, and alligators for the Associated Press.These days, she conjures up mysteries from her home near the Gulf of Mexico, where she lives with her husband, dog, and possibly a ghost or two. Website: www.taralush.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LushBooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.book.lush*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Mally Becker is the award-winning author of the Revolutionary War mysteries, which offer a glimpse into a time as divided as her own. The three books in her series have each been nominated for an Agatha Award and the most recent—The Paris Mistress—was awarded the 2025 IPPY "best mystery" Gold Medal. Mally is still astonished and grateful to be writing full-time. A former attorney and volunteer advocate for foster children, she also blogs at www.missdemeanors.com, and teaches mystery writing at The Writers Circle Workshops in New Jersey, where she and her husband live. Website: https://www.mallybecker.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mally.baumelbecker/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mallybeckerwrites/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Tenesha L. Curtis has been a lover of the dark, disturbing, and deviant since childhood. In her kindergarten and elementary school years, her favorite movies included classics like "Child's Play," "Problem Child," "Candyman," and "Adventures in Babysitting." As she learned to read, she finally broke away from Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys (at the behest of a middle school teacher) and delved into reading literature from artists like Toni Morrison, Edgar Allan Poe, Patricia Cornwell, Mildred D. Taylor, Alvin Schwartz, Ayn Rand, and Maya Angelou. Her fascination with the human psyche led her to earning a master's degree in addictions psychotherapy and working in the mental health world for over a decade. She uses this training and experience to influence straightforward books on writing made especially for newbie authors, and thrilling works of fiction in various genres. Website: https://readtenesha.comFacebook Page: https://facebook.com/authorteneshalcurtisInstagram: https://instagram.com/teneshalcurtisBlue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/teneshalcurtis.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@teneshalcurtisLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/teneshalcurtis*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

M. A. Monnin is the author of the Intrepid Traveler Mystery series, including Agatha Best First Novel finalist DEATH IN THE AEGEAN. Her latest in the series is DEATH IN ST. GEORGE'S. Like her heroine Stefanie Adams, Mary loves the adventure of foreign travel. If there’s the chance to check out an archaeological site, so much the better for this avocational archaeologist and Air Force veteran. Mary’s short stories have appeared in Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly, and numerous anthologies. She is the current President of the Guppy Chapter and outgoing president of Mid-America Romance Authors. Her next book, DEATH IN LUXOR comes out in Aug 2026.Website: https://www.mamonnin.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ma.monnin.2025Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m.a.monnin/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/mysteryauthor-ma.bsky.socialTwitter: @mamonnin1*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

P.M. Raymond is an award-winning author from New Orleans who knows a thing or two about good gumbo, grits, and café au lait. She is a 2025 Killer Shorts Screenplay and Horror2Comic Semifinalist, the Sisters in Crime 2024 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award Winner, and 2024 Claymore Award and Killer Shorts Screenplay Finalist. She was named to the 160 Black Women in Horror in 2023. Her inter­connected short story collection, Things Are as They Should Be and Other Words to Die For, will be released in April 2026 from Uncom­fortably Dark Horror.Her work has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Writer's Digest, Punk Noir, Flash Fiction Magazine, Kings River Life Magazine, The Furious Gazelle, and Dark Yonder, among others. Website: https://www.pmraymond.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pmraymondauthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmraymond_authorBlue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/pmraymond.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@pmraymond_author*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Author of the critically acclaimed Marjorie McClelland Mysteries, Vermont Country Living Mysteries, and Tish Tarragon Mysteries, Amy Patricia Meade is a native of Long Island, NY, where she cut her teeth on classic films and books featuring Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown.After serving as a technical writer for a management coaching firm and composing catalog copy for the Vermont Country Store, Amy relocated to southwest England, where she was a featured author at Agatha Christie's Annual Greenway Literary Festival.Amy now resides in Upstate New York with her musician husband and her two cats and serves as Vice President of the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Website: https://amypatriciameade.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/amy.patriciameade/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amypatriciameade/ Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/amypmeade.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@amypatriciameade *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes “murder with a dose of drollery.” She writes the award-winning Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries, the Haunted Shell Shop Mysteries, and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. MacRae’s short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and she’s a winner of the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and is a past president of the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Website: www.mollymacrae.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/molly.macrae.9/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymacraewriter/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/mollymacrae.bsky.socialThreads Handle: https://www.threads.com/@mollymacraewriterPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MollyMacRae/_profile*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Catherine Linka is the past president and current treasurer of the Puget Sound chapter of Sisters in Crime. The author of three traditionally published YA novels, her first adult suspense is currently making the rounds of publishers. Elle Cosimano called Catherine’s last novel What I Want You to See “a stunning portrait of deception.” As a book buyer for an indie bookstore, Catherine learned everything about publishing they didn't tell her in grad school. Website: https://www.catherinelinka.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catherine_linka/ *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Barbara Nickless is the WSJ and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of eight novels, with her first series optioned for television. A teacher and activist, she uses the healing power of writing to support combat veterans and civilians in the U.S. and Ukraine. She’s a member of MWA, SinC, the FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association, and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. Barbara’s most recent research travel involved taking cover from rocket fire and being grilled at military checkpoints. Her latest novel—The Drowning Game—dropped January 1, 2025. Website: www.barbaranickless.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarannicklessInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbara.nickless/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-nickless-81674a50/Substack: barbaranickless.substack.com*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Cody Sisco is an author of cautionary utopias in alternate history settings. His LGBTQ+ science fiction series, Resonant Earth, explores fractured realities where truth is contested and survival is a form of resistance. He is also an editor, publisher, and literary culture producer. Website: https://www.codysisco.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/codysiscowrites/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codysiscowrites/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/codysiscowrites.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codysisco/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CodySiscoWrites*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Lynda Allen is the author of the Liv Wilde Mysteries in which menopause is a superpower! Since she had to put up with hot flashes every day, she figured she might as well make them useful. Lynda proudly infuses her writing with her Jersey Girl sensibilities and aims to create stories imbued with heart and humor. She lives in Fredericksburg, VA, where her mysteries are set, with her husband, their cat, and the many incredible eagle friends who pay them frequent visits. When she’s not writing about hot flash-induced psychic visions, she also writes poetry and is an artist. Website: https://www.lyndaallenwrites.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lyndaallenauthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndaallenwritesThreads: https://www.threads.com/@lyndaallenwritesBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lyndaallen.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lyndaallen_authorLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-allen-author *****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Curtis Ippolito is an Anthony Award-winning, and Macavity Award and Derringer Award-nominated writer. He is the author of the crime novel Burying the Newspaper Man. His short stories have appeared in numerous prominent publications, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Dark Yonder, Tough, Vautrin Magazine, and more, as well as being featured in several anthologies including The One Percent: Tales of the Super Wealthy and Depraved; and The Amber Waves of Autumn. Curtis is the guest editor of On Fire and Under Water: A Climate Change Crime Fiction Anthology from Rock and a Hard Place Press. He is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and serves as vice-president for the San Diego chapter of Sisters in Crime. Website: curtisippolito.comFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/curtis.ippolitoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtis_sd/Blue Sky Handle: https://bsky.app/profile/curtisippolito.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-ippolito-17599467/Mentioned in the PodcastRock and a Hard Place Press: https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/Save the Cat Writes a Novel: https://savethecat.com/products/books/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Marcie R. Rendon, citizen of the White Earth Nation, is the best-selling author of Where They Last Saw Her, and acclaimed author of the Cash Blackbear crime series, the most recent is Broken Fields.Rendon's poetry, Anishinaabe Songs for the New Millennium, was released in 2024; and Stitches of Tradition, a picture book, Oct 2024.Mni Giizhik Theater is producing Rendon’s scripts Say Their Names and Sweet Revenge in 2025 and 2026. Out of Hand Theater, Atlanta, GA is producing Say Their Names in November 2025.Rendon was the 2020 MN McKnight Artist of the Year, she was named a 50 over 50 Change-maker by MN AARP and POLLEN in 2018, and was listed in Oprah’s 2020 list of 31 Native American Authors to read. Website: https://www.marcierendon.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MarcieRendonMN/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Nina Wachsman studied book illustration under Maurice Sendak at Parsons School of Design and lives in New York City. Her mystery novels and stories are mostly historical, and many feature artists or artwork. She is a founding member of Curators of Crime, a website/blog of four authors who focus on art and crime.Website: ninawachsmanauthor.com, curatorsofcrime.com, venicebeauties.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nina.wachsman, https://www.facebook.com/curatorsofcrimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegalleryofbeauties/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thegalleryofbeautiesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-wachsman-4937514Mentioned in the Podcast:Save the Cat: https://savethecat.com/Save the Cat Writes a Novel: https://www.jessicabrody.com/books/non-fiction/save-cat-writes-novel/about/Emma Darwin This Itch of Writing: https://www.emmadarwin.com/this-itch-of-writing*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Ellen Butler is the international bestselling author of the Karina Cardinal mystery series, praised by Publishers Weekly as “intelligent escapism.” Drawing on her real-life experience working on Capitol Hill and with a medical association in Washington, D.C., Butler infuses her fast-paced mystery-action novels with authenticity and intrigue.In addition to her contemporary thrillers, Butler writes the Ariadne Winter historical mysteries and award-winning historical spy fiction. Her novel The Brass Compass has earned numerous accolades, including the Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Award, the IndieReader Discovery Award, and a Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal for Historical Fiction.The sequel, Operation Blackbird: A Cold War Spy Novel, was inspired by true events and went on to win the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Award gold medal for historical fiction. Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/EllenButlerBooksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ebutlerbooks/BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/ellen-butlerWebsite: https:///www.ellenbutler.net*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincnational/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincnational.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@sincnationalFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sistersincrimeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalThe SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Libby Klein writes ridiculously funny murder mysteries from her Northern Virginia office with a very naughty calico Persian named Miss Eliza Doolittle, and a sweet black Lab named Vader. She can name that tune for 70s and 80s rock in the first few notes, and she's translated her love of classic rock into her Layla Virtue Mysteries. Libby was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that prevents her from eating gluten without exploding. Because bread is one of her love languages, she includes the recipes for gluten free goodies in her Cape May based Poppy McAllister series. Most of her hobbies revolve around travel, and eating, and eating while traveling. She insists she can find her way to any coffee shop anywhere in the world, even while blindfolded. Follow all of her nonsense on her website libbykleinbooks.com Website: https://libbykleinbooks.com/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/libbykleinbooks/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libbykleinbooks/Mentioned in the Podcast:Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ ******About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Sandra Jackson-Opoku is the author of three award-winning novels. The River Where Blood is Born won the American Library Association Black Caucus Award. Hot Johnny and the Women Who Loved Him was an Essence Magazine Bestseller in Hardcover Fiction. Debut mystery novel, Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes won the Malice Minotaur Award for First Mystery. Her fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and dramatic works are widely published and produced, appearing in Midnight & Indigo, Aunt Chloe, Another Chicago Magazine, New Daughters of Africa, Adi Magazine, Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, About Place Journal, the Chicago Humanities Festival, Lifeline Theatre, and others. She also coedited the anthology Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks.Jackson-Opoku has scripted original and adapted works for stage and screen. Stage plays include the co-authored Indignant Women: A Conversation with Lorraine Hansberry and Gwendolyn Brooks, and the novel adaptation, Hungry Ghost Festival, a play with music. Her television screenplays have won the Circle of Confusion Writers Discovery Fellowship, and ranked in the quarterfinals of the Stage 32 Diversity Springboard, ScreenCraft Cinematic Prose, We Screenplay Diverse Voices, and M Lab Summer Shorts.Other professional recognition includes a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, an American Library Association Black Caucus Award, the Chicago Esteemed Artist Award, a Lifeline Theatre BIPOC Adaptation Showcase, the Globe Soup Story Award, a Plentitudes Journal Fiction Prize, a Circle of Confusion Writers Discovery Fellowship, the Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, the Hearst Foundation James Baldwin Fellowship at MacDowell Arts, a Pushcart Prize nomination, the Casa África Purorrelato Prize, and the Chicago Sun-Times “Finding Chicago's Next Voices” Award, and the Travis Bogard Fellowship at the Eugene O’Neill Center at Tao.Sandra Jackson-Opoku taught literature and writing at the University of Miami, Columbia College Chicago, and Chicago State University. She presents workshops, readings, and literary events worldwide. Website: https://flowauthors.com/sandra-jackson-opokuhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250351906/savvysummersandthesweetpotatocrimes/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/sandra.jacksonopokuInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjacksonopoku/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-jackson-opoku-81625617/Mentioned in the PodcastResearch on Cozies: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/ARG2021Report#Sandra%20Jackson-OpokuFrank London Brown, Trumbull ParkJewell Parker Rhodes, Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black AuthorsStoryknife Writers Retreat: https://storyknife.org/William F. Deeck Malice Domestic Grant: https://www.malicedomestic.net/grantCrime Writers of Color: https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/Queer Crime Writers: https://www.queercrimewriters.com/Every Fifth Reading Challenge: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/everyfifth*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/

Raquel V. Reyes writes Latina protagonists. Her Cuban-American heritage, Miami, and Spanglish feature prominently in her work. Mango, Mambo, and Murder, the first in the Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series, won a LEFTY for Best Humorous Mystery. It is in production to become the TV series "Miami Spice." Her work has been nominated for Agatha and Anthony Awards and has won an International Latino Book Award Gold Medal. Raquel's short stories appear in various anthologies, including The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022.Her leadership experience is varied and extensive. She has been a Volunteer Coordinator at an AIDS service organization and a Worship Coordinator at her Unitarian Universalist Congregation. She has served on the Mystery Writers of America National Board, done two terms on the MWA-Florida chapter board, been on the Guppies Steering Committee, and was a co-chair of the writing craft conference, SleuthFest, for five years. Raquel values inclusion, equity, and education. Find her across social media platforms as @LatinaSleuths and on her website LatinaSleuths.comMentioned in the Podcast:Frankie’s List: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/frankieslistCrime Writers of Color: https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/*****************About SinCSisters in Crime (SinC) was founded in 1986 to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Through advocacy, programming and leadership, SinC empowers and supports all crime writers regardless of genre or place on their career trajectory.www.SistersinCrime.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sincworldwideInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sincworldwide/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sincworldwideBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sincworldwide.bsky.socialTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincworldwideeTikTok:: https://www.tiktok.com/@sincnationalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sisters-in-crime/The SinC Writers’ Podcast is produced by Julian Crocamo https://www.juliancrocamo.com/