I wanted to be a writer for the longest time. Longer than I can remember, even. Once, going through a box of old stuff from childhood (including some Very Impressive report cards from kindergarten), I came across a tiny pocket
January 2023 – Have I said “Thank you” enough lately?
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Dec 27, 2022 – Happy Vinyl Resting Place Day to all who celebrate
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December 2022 – Hold Onto Your Puns
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On Earworms and Writing
“Write drunk, edit sober.” We’ve all heard the advice. Hemingway never actually said that, but it sticks in writers’ heads anyway. For me, a more apt approach for me would be “Write loud, edit quiet.” It needs to be dead
VINYL RESTING PLACE-Inspired Playlist
In VINYL RESTING PLACE, the first book in the Record Shop Mysteries, Juni Jessup and her older sisters Tansy and Maggy own Sip & Spin Records—a family record store/coffee bar. The Jessup sisters spend their days talking and playing music
November 2022 – It’s Cozy Time
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October 25, 2022 – Time sensitive! Upcoming *live* appearance & 2 giveaways
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Autographed VINYL RESTING PLACE
VINYL RESTING PLACE comes out on December 27, 2022! Are you looking for an autographed, personalized copy of your very own? Of course you are! There are currently two options for getting your own signed copy of VINYL RESTING PLACE:
Oct 2022 – Appearances and Preorders and Info, Oh My!
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Sept 2022 – VINYL RESTING PLACE Is Coming Soon!
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VINYL RESTING PLACE and the Record Shop Mysteries are topping the charts!
VINYL RESTING PLACE – Book #1 in the Record Shop Mysteries “All Y’all Will Love This…More than most other kinds of mysteries, successful cozies rely on a strong community that we would like to return to and a cast of
VINYL RESTING PLACE
Opening a family business can be murder. “It’s a winning combination.” – The New York Times VINYL RESTING PLACE is available now from St. Martin’s Press! First in the Record Shop Mysteries cozy mystery series from Olivia Blacke, VINYL RESTING PLACE
The Vinyl Comeback
When I was younger, I spent a lot of time browsing music shops and buying second-hand records from garage sales. Then along came Napster, iTunes, and eventually Spotify & Pandora, which essentially murdered the physical music media business….or did it?
We have a cover! And a pub date!
I’m OVER THE MOON to announce that VINYL RESTING PLACE has an official publication date and – if I do say so myself – the best cover that has ever covered a book. And you heard it first here, folks!
June 2022 – This is not a drill! VINYL RESTING PLACE cover revealed!
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New Book Series Announcement! 📢 The Record Shop Mysteries
Even Murder Is Bigger In Texas… Coming in 2023 🥳: Three sisters re-opening their family’s record shop outside of Austin, Texas get wrapped up in a murder investigation that threatens their family, their shop, and their life savings. 🎶 VINYL
October 1, 2021 – The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting For
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