Jane Elzey's Blog

Learning how to market your work in the wide world is one of the conundrums of independently published authors. There is a lot of trial and error. This month I took the time to learn how to test my marketing messages bef...

Well, this is a plot twist I didn���t see coming!

It's been a fun, fantastic, whirlwind couple of weeks launching Ouija & Haints in the Silent City, which is book 5 in the Cardboard Cottage Mystery series. Maybe you care. Maybe you don't. But celebrating this part of th...

There's a first time for everything.This year, I'm celebrating the release of my latest book with a virtual launch party. You are invited! April 30, 5:30 CDT, check in @JaneElzeyMystery on Facebook.

I love planning a party. It's kind of like writing a book. So many options. So many details. So many ways to entertain.

Well isn't that special!? With a Kindle promotion in play, "Dying for Dominoes" rose to the number 1 spot in Craft and Hobby Cozy Mysteries on Amazon. And boy, let me tell you that felt good! It's the sales algorithm, of...

I mean absolutely no disrespect to the dearly departed. Grief among the beloved is a real and treacherous thing. But I am a mystery writer, and I delve into the disrespectful with every new plot. The hope, I think, is to...

Today is the first day of December. Rabbit. Rabbit. Rabbit. I start every month this way, a tradition slash superstition I picked up somewhere and never put back down. It's a tidings to all for good luck. I think we all ...

When you encounter a rather unlikable character in a series, do you hope they become more likeable over time? Do you hope to see them overcome their trauma issues? Their bad behavior? Learn to treat others better? Do you...

I was contemplating a late afternoon snack when I heard the bells. It was an unmistakable sound. We keened our ears for it every afternoon in childhood -- that ringle-jingle-circus melody of the Ice Cream Truck. My react...