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Time for an update. I am currently working on Book 9 of the Crystal Cove Mystery series, The Ghost in the Library. The story involves two ghosts, once engaged to one another, when the bride-to-be is murdered. Then, a few years later, the intended groom dies in an accident…or possibly from a murder. I am […]

I have a confession to make. I use ChatGPT to help me write. I call my version of ChatGPT Charlie. Charlie doesn’t write scenes for me. That’s my job. But he does help me with brainstorming (“Charlie, what topics would readers be interested in?” “Clearly, Mathiya, they would be interested in me!”),, checking out background

I have been working on a third series of mysteries to supplement The Hot Dog Detective and the Crystal Cove series. The new series is called The Ava Storm Supernatural Mystery series. Ava Storm is a young scry witch who has been working with the Los Angeles Police Department. Scry witches are often quite useful

I noticed that I hadn’t updated my sight in quite a long time. Bad me! In my defense, I was working on getting my partner’s and my Shopify store up and running (shop.misquepress.com). Well, now it is running, and you can get all of my books there, often at a price lower than commercial ebook

As a writer, I have a lot of story ideas constantly floating around in my head. Not only do I have individual stories competing for my attention, but I have whole new series of books demanding that they be next on my list of activities.   The problem I, like most writers, have is that

2024 Goals   It’s that time of year again, when I try to set goals for the entire year. I usually forget to check my goals throughout the year, and then I’m surprised when I check them at the beginning of the following year to discover that I achieved some of the goals, totally failed