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Writing “The End”

Karen McCullough Posted on April 29, 2025 by Karen McCulloughApril 29, 2025  

Just wrote “The End” on the first draft of Unleashed for Murder, the fourth book in the Market Center Mysteries series. It’s been a long time coming. This book really beat me up! Now some editing, then it goes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Market Center Mysteries, Writing | Tagged Unleashed for Murder | Leave a reply

The Nicest Rejection I’ve Ever Received

Karen McCullough Posted on April 22, 2025 by Karen McCulloughApril 22, 2025  

I try to keep as many of my short stories as I can out on submission. I have a fair backlog of unpublished tales now, so any time I hear of an interesting call for anthology submissions, I consider if … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings, Writing | Tagged Short Stories | Leave a reply

Progress on Unleashed for Murder

Karen McCullough Posted on April 12, 2025 by Karen McCulloughApril 12, 2025

I’m getting close! After a couple of breaks, for the holidays and then to figure out the wrong turn I made in the plot, I’m finally on course and rolling. I just passed 60,000 words of a projected 70- to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Market Center Mysteries, Mysteries, Writing | Tagged Pet Products, trade show

Where Inspiration Happens

Karen McCullough Posted on March 21, 2025 by Karen McCulloughMarch 21, 2025

The creative process is a weird thing. I’ve been wrestling with the current work-in-progress for months now. I finally realized I’d taken a wrong turn and had to throw out the last 10,000 words I’d written (about four chapters). I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Market Center Mysteries, Writing | Tagged Murder at a Pet Products Trade Show, Unleashed for Murder

Teaser from The People in the Neighborhood

Karen McCullough Posted on February 10, 2025 by Karen McCulloughFebruary 10, 2025

A teaser from my story in the forthcoming anthology: 𝐷𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠, π‘†π‘™π‘’π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘ , & π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ : 𝐷𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘› π΄π‘›π‘ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ! The People in the Neighborhood Elle almost dropped the crumpled piece of paper in the trash. What impulse stopped her, she had … Continue reading →

Posted in Mysteries, Short Stories, Writing | Tagged & π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘¦ π‘π‘’π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ : 𝐷𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘› π΄π‘›π‘ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ!, Anthology, kickstarter, short story, teaser, π‘†π‘™π‘’π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘ , 𝐷𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠

Books with Cliffhanger Endings – A Quick Rant

Karen McCullough Posted on January 30, 2025 by Karen McCulloughJanuary 13, 2025

Mostly, they annoy me. When I buy a book, I want the WHOLE book, not a part of it. There are some kinds of cliffhangers I don’t mind. Books where the main plot is resolved but a background story is … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Writing | Tagged Cliffhanger Endings

Goals for 2025

Karen McCullough Posted on January 23, 2025 by Karen McCulloughJanuary 13, 2025

Well, 2024 wasn’t that great for reaching my goals, but I’m starting this year with the optimistic hope that I’ll be more productive. So, obviously, goal one is to finish Unleashed for Murder, the fourth book in the Market Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Goals, Writing | Tagged 2025, Treadwell House, Unleashed for Murder

Another Short Story Sale!

Karen McCullough Posted on January 20, 2025 by Karen McCulloughJanuary 11, 2025

I wrote β€œThe People in the Neighborhood” a 5000-word gentle mystery/thriller short story, a couple of years ago specifically for an anthology of mysteries involving neighbors. It eventually was turned down for that one, but the editor took the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Mysteries, Neighborhood Whimsy, Short Stories, Writing | Tagged and Nosy Neighbors, Detectives, Dying for an Answer, Inkd Publishing, Sleuths

2024 Goals Assessment

Karen McCullough Posted on January 13, 2025 by Karen McCulloughJanuary 10, 2025

At the start of a new year, I like to look back and assess the goals I set for myself the previous year. At the outset of 2024, my first goal for the year was to finish the fourth book … Continue reading →

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The Necessity of Being an Eclectic Writer

Karen McCullough Posted on November 21, 2024 by Karen McCulloughNovember 20, 2024

At the end of November, I’ll have stories published in two different anthologies and those two stories are about as different as they could possibly be. One is very short (42 words) and is included in the β€œMystery” section of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christmas, Fantasy, Holidays, Mysteries, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged 42 Squared Anthology, Holiday Hijinks Haunted Holidays

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