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Blackbird Writers: Views from the Nest

Blackbird Writers, Tracey S. Phillips, T.K. Sheffield, Sherrill Joseph, Jeff Nania, Sharon Michalove, Saralyn Richard, Tim Chapman, Sheila Lowe, Laurie Buchanan, Anne Louise Bannon, Valerie Biel, Sharon Lynn, John DeDakis, CHRISTINE DESMET, Laurie Stevens, Amanda Marbais, Joy Ribar, Nick Chiarkas, Avanti Centrae, Margaret Mizushima, GP Gottlieb, Carl Vonderau, Peggy Joque Williams, Amy Pease

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Blackbird Writers

    Blackbird Writers are a group of mystery and thriller writers who have flocked together to bring you unique and interesting content. more

  • Tracey S. Phillips

    Tracey has played the piano since age three. She considers herself a serial artist who also draws, gardens and writes suspense and short stories. In 2020 she founded Blackbird Writers, a flock of Mystery authors.

  • T.K. Sheffield

    TK Sheffield writes stories for readers to laugh and escape. The Backyard Model Mysteries are "The Devil Wears Prada" meets a Wisconsin supper club. Romantic comedies and children's horse stories to come! Stop and say hi!

  • Sherrill Joseph

    Sherrill Joseph, retired teacher and award-winning author of the Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries (ages 9+), presents four savvy sleuths who try to solve complex mysteries while showing that being respectful and helpful can be cool and inspiring.

  • Jeff Nania

    Author of the best-selling #johncabrelli Northern Lakes Mysteries. MUSKY RUN now available. Outdoorsman, writer for @outdoor_news & other pubs.

  • Sharon Michalove

    Sharon Michalove writes romantic suspense and traditional mystery as well as being a published historian. She lives in Chicago with her cat, Caro.

  • Saralyn Richard

    Saralyn Richard writes award-winning humor- and romance-tinged mysteries that pull back the curtain on people in settings as diverse as elite country manor houses and disadvantaged urban high schools. Visit Saralyn at www.saralynrichard.com

  • Tim Chapman

    Tim Chapman's fiction has been published in The Southeast Review, the Chicago Reader, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Palooka, and the anthology, "The Rich and the Dead." He's the author of two novels, "A Trace of Gold" and "The Blue Silence."

  • Sheila Lowe

    Award-winning author Sheila Lowe writes forensic suspense, paranormal suspense, and nonfiction about handwriting psychology. She was featured in the HBO documentary BURDEN OF PROOF, the Jennifer Pandos story.

  • Laurie Buchanan

    Laurie writes the critically acclaimed Sean McPherson novels—pulse-pounding crime thrillers with heart-stopping twists that plunge readers into the depths of malice, the unwavering quest for justice, and high-stakes consequences.

  • Anne Louise Bannon

    Author Anne Louise Bannon mostly writes mysteries, including the Old Los Angeles Series, the Freddie and Kathy series, and the Operation Quickline series. Visit her website at AnneLouiseBannon.com.

  • Valerie Biel

    Award-winning author of stories inspired by travel & insatiable curiosity. I use my powers for good to help other authors navigate the crazy publishing world by providing editing, book marketing, and promotion assistance.

  • Sharon Lynn

    Raised in AZ, Sharon Lynn developed a profound connection to the English countryside during her teenage years in England, a bond that has only strengthened with her frequent returns. This affection vividly colors her Cotswold Crimes Mystery series.

  • John DeDakis

    Former editor for CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." Novelist (6 and counting). Writing coach, manuscript editor, writing workshop leader, podcaster.

  • CHRISTINE DESMET

    Christine DeSmet is a farm girl at heart, writer and developmental editor, and UW-Madison grad. She writes mysteries, screenplays and picture books. She is a member of several national and local writing groups.

  • Laurie Stevens

    Laurie Stevens is the author of the award-winning Gabriel McRay psychological-suspense series and "The Return," a sci-fi/fantasy. more

  • Amanda Marbais

    Amanda Marbais’s short fiction has appeared in Hobart, Joyland, and Willow Springs. She's the author of the short story collection Claiming a Body.

  • Joy Ribar

    Joy pens two Wisconsin mystery series: Deep Lakes and Bay Browning, while traveling with her husband in their Winnebago. Like your mysteries cozy? Deep Lakes is for you. Like to live a little edgy? Bay Browning might be your series of choice.

  • Nick Chiarkas

    Nick has 9 traditionally published books (2 are novels, Weepers and Nunzio's Way). Nick was a NYC Police, Counsel for the President's Commission on Organized Crime; the WI State Public Defender, and a writer. Nick has a Doctorate and law degree. more

  • Avanti Centrae
  • Margaret Mizushima

    Author of the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, police procedurals set in the Colorado mountains. Lover of dogs and cats. My veterinarian husband and I recently moved from our home state of Colorado to the Pacific NW.

  • GP Gottlieb

    I love books and music, trees and flowers, walking and baking, pies and ice cream. I'm host for New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and I write the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series (book #4 launching in 2025)

  • Carl Vonderau

    Carl Vonderau brings his rich international banking experience to his award-winning thrillers, Murderabilia and Saving Myles. He writes propulsive thrillers, but underneath are families that must struggle to stay together and survive.

  • Peggy Joque Williams

    Peggy Joque Williams is the author of the award-winning Courting the Sun: A Novel of Versailles. She lives in Madison, WI.

  • Amy Pease

    Author, NORTHWOODS, out now from Simon & Schuster.

  • Peggy Joque Williams
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