Author: Kristy Schnabel

  • The Long and Winding Road to Self-Publishing

    The Long and Winding Road to Self-Publishing

    You’ve got a novel in you How many times have you heard someone say they’re working on a novel? Or more likely, that they have a book in them, and they just need the time. It’s a familiar story because I used to be one of those people. I even started a book once, but…

  • Book Review: So Far Gone

    Book Review: So Far Gone

    Our book group selected So Far Gone by Jess Walter, and I’m so glad they did. It was thoroughly enjoyable, and I recommend this novel. There are a few ways I know a book is a winner. One, I want to read it again. Two, it made me laugh. And three, it made me cry.…

  • I Want Corn on the Cob

    I Want Corn on the Cob

    The prompt for this story was “write a story from a dog’s perspective,” which was fun to contemplate. The backdrop theme was “the dog days of summer,” which led me to recall the days we had a heat dome in the Portland Metro area. Although other places in the world are accustomed to temperatures as…

  • Video: What Creature Visited Our Bedroom at 1:00 a.m.?

    I debated whether to post this to my blog, since this is personal and not related to my upcoming cozy mystery novella. But it does have to do with a mystery. Watch this one-minute video until the very end to see a picture of the creature that visited our bedroom at 1:00 a.m.

  • Willful Obsession: Cozy Mystery Cover Reveal

    This is the fifth video to tease my upcoming cozy mystery novella: Willful Obsession. Regarding the title, the story revolves around a missing will with huge stakes. Additionally, the heroine sleuth is willful. Here’s the video: It’s time for my debut cozy mystery cover reveal of Willful Obsession. See that dog in the middle of…