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Also, don't forget our list of mystery-related newsletters NEWSLETTERS most of them free. |
HISTORICAL MYSTERY STORIES ONLINE Kris Swank, librarian, maintains a webpage of links to online historical mystery fiction. These are mostly by modern authors, such as Lynda S. Robinson, Alan Gordon and Rhys Bowen. (A small number of these stories cost 49¢ through Amazon Shorts, but most are free.)http://personal.riverusers.com/~swanky/free.htm. | PETER E. ABRESCH author of the Elderhostel Mysteries and Easy Reading Writing, easy reading about writing easy reading, and teacher of Writing Good Fiction at the Smithsonian Institution, offers BookMarc, free discussions on fiction writing, updated every two weeks on his web site http://www.easyreadingwriting.com. | ALINA ADAMS, author of the Figure Skating series, offers Counterpoint, an original romantic web serial http://www.AlinaAdams.com. |
BETH ANDERSON. Chicago crimewriter Beth Anderson offers five free, mystery-related workshops which can be read online or downloaded. Links to Beth's workshops are provided on each page of her website at http://www.bethanderson-hotclue.com |
CHESTER CAMPBELL gives away books, t-shirts and wall clocks (featuring his book cover) in free contests as well offering a newsletter, bookmarks, and bookplates. bookplates http://www.chesterdcampbell.com | MEG CHITTENDEN, author of the Charlie Plato series, distributes free bookmarks, the backs of which feature recipes for Queasy Dillers (aka Quesadillas) and Insalata Caprese http://www.megchittenden.com/ |
JAN CHRISTENSEN, has chapbooks reprinting Sad Victory, her previously published short story http://www.janchristensen.com |
LOUISE CRAWFORD author of the Blaize/Zoloski series, and co-author of The Courier, offers free bookmarks for readers. Contact her at lcrawford@pobox.com or visit her website http://www.lfcrawford.com | THE DEADLY DIVAS hand out Mardi Gras type beads and rings, badges, and newsletters during their group appearances and also raffle off a Divas t-shirt at each event. The Divas currently include Susan McBride http://www.SusanMcBride.com . Denise Swanson http://www.DeniseSwanson.com, Lisa Kleinholz http://www.kleinholz.com/index.html, Letha Albright http://www.letha-albright.com/ and Marcia Talley http://www.marciatalley.com | KAREN DIONNE, author of Freezing Point, offers a free contest. Photos submitted by readers will be voted upon and the five winning snaps will appear in her book video. Runners-up will receive a signed copy of her novel and a bottle of iceberg water. Details of how to enter your photos can be found on her website http://freezingpointcontest.blogspot.com/ . The closing date for entries is September 20 2008. | CAROLA DUNN author of the Daisy Dalrymple series, offers readers Unhappy Medium and Storm in a Tea Shoppe, two short stories starring her protagonist at http://www.BelgraveHouse.com. | EILEEN DREYER, medical suspense author, gives away syringe pens with colored liquid in the barrels http://www.eileendreyer.com/index.shtml | KIT EHRMAN author of the Steve Cline mystery series, offers crossword puzzles for each book in her series (AT RISK, DEAD MAN’S TOUCH, COLD BURN). Contact Kit at http://www.kitehrman.com | TONY FENNELLY offers readers a downloadable paper doll of her sleuth, gossip columnist and ex-topless dancer Margo Fortier dressed (more or less) in g-string and pasties, along with three other outfits. It's available from her website at http://www.tonyfennelly.com | BARBARA FISTER Librarian and mystery author, offers a Web guide full of research tips for readers and mystery writers. Check it out on her site at http://www.barbarafister.com/BloodattheSource.html | LINDA HALL who writes the Teri Blake-Addison series, will send postcards upon request. Visit her website http://writerhall.com | LIBBY HELLMANN offers a chapter booklet for A Shot To Die For (Ellie Foreman series). http://www.hellmann.com | ROBERTA ISLEIB author of the Cassie Burdette series, offers autographed bookmarks and signed bookplates. http://www.robertaisleib.com | LARRY KARP not only has bookmarks but will also send a copy (email or snail-mail, signed if requested) of an important scene cut from his standalone, First, Do No Harm, along with a short explanation of why it became The Little Scene That Isn't There. http://www.larrykarp.com | J. A. KONRATH author of the Lt. Jack Daniels series, offers not only a free quarterly email newsletter but also holds frequent short story contests (entry is free and winners receive cash prizes) as well as providing a free 28 page download on "How to Find an Agent and $ell Your Writing." Details are at http://www.JAKONRATH.COM . | WENDY HOWELL MILLS has postcards, bookmarks, gum, shell critters, and a free drawing for a gift basket with the theme Island Intrigue (due out 12/05) http://www.wendyhowellmills.com | CAMILLE MINICHINO gives away purse-and pocket-size periodic tables and a one-page short story. As Margaret Grace, writing the Dollhouse Mysteries, she gives away pens, bookmarks, and a very tiny replica of her book. Contact her at http://www.minichino.com or http://www.dollhousemysteries.com | BEVERLE GRAVES MYERS , author of the Baroque Mystery series, will send laminated, autographed bookmarks on request http://www.beverlegravesmyers.com | JUDY NICHOLS, author of the Soccer Mom series, holds periodic free contests in addition to giving away bookmarks, refrigerator magnets, and a recipe for Cincinnati Style chili http://www.judy5cents.com | ANN PARKER author of Silver Lies, has laminated bookmarks, signed bookplates, and silver pencils for her readers. Contact her at http://www.annparker.net | CHERYL RITZEL will send a short story as well as sample chapters of BEGINNER'S LUCK, the first novel in her Paul Grey series. to everyone who signs her guestbook. These freebies will be sent as an email attachment. Check it out at http://www.geocities.com/critzel2001 | STEPHEN D. ROGERS holds a monthly free drawing, the winner of which receives an autographed print publication to which Stephen has contributed. http://www.stephendrogers.com | PENNY RUDOLPH author of the Rachel Chavez series, has free bookmarks and ballpoint pens for readers. Contact her at prudolphauthor@comcast.net | SHARON SHORT asks would you like to make an appearance in one of Sharon Short's Josie Toadfern mysteries (Avon Books) with your own stain removal tip? Then enter her free "Josie's Stain Busters Contest!" Josie--laundromat owner, stain expert and amateur sleuth--writes a monthly stain tips column, Josie's Stain Busters, for her hometown newspaper in Paradise, Ohio. For future books, Sharon will select one stain tip submitted by a reader, and include the tip in the book. The winner will be named in the book's acknowledgement page, and will also receive a mini-laundry gift basket filled with laundry-related items. Review contest details and/or enter at http://www.sharonshort.com/ | SYLVIA DICKEY SMITH, author of The Third Eye mystery/suspense series set in southeast Texas, offers free Cajun recipes on her website at http://www.sylviadickeysmith.com as well as a free bookmark and autographed bookplate for her mystery DANCE ON HIS GRAVE (May, 2007). Just ask! Contact her at sylvia@sylviadickeysmith.com Her website also features free short stories based on characters in this series. | BILL STACKHOUSE says from the photos on his website, you can see that he enjoys food. This is reflected in his writing. The Ed McAvoy mystery series and the Caitlin O'Rourke mystery series each feature two restaurants. If you sign the guest book on his website, every quarter he'll email you a recipe from Mary Grace, Nico, Porky or Carmine. http://www.billstackhouse.com/pages/linksloot.htm | VICKI M. TAYLOR, women's fiction author and mystery writer, offers free mystery short stories on her website at http://www.vickimtaylor.com. She'll also send you a free bookmark and autographed bookplate for her mystery NOT WITHOUT ANNA just for the asking. Contact her at vicki@vickimtaylor.com | ELAINE VIETS, author of the Dead End Job series, gives away bookplates on her website http://www.elaineviets.com/ | NANCY GLASS WEST, provides discussion questions for her suspense novel Nine Days To Evil, and will discuss the work with readers' groups and classes by 'phone or email at no charge http://www.nancygwest.com | NANCY ARANT WILLIAMS author of the When God Came Running series, offers readers bookmarks as well as 17 downloadable minibooks in PDF format on her website at http://www.nancyarantwilliams.com | SIMON WOOD author of ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN and DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS will be happy to send you bookmarks and autographed bookplates free of charges. His newsletter subscribers go into a monthly draw for books and limited edition chapbooks. Send requests to Simon at draggedintodarkness@yahoo.com. |