Kari Kilgore

Genre Agnostic Fiction

Mystery

Holiday Spectacular: The Copper Valley Cocoa Conniption Competition

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I’m delighted to share my second contribution to this year’s Holiday Spectacular from WMG Publishing with The Copper Valley Cocoa Conniption Competition. In case you want to celebrate along with me and everyone in the little Appalachian town of Copper Valley, December 13 is National Cocoa Day!

One important thing you’ll learn in this cozy mystery is hot cocoa isn’t the same as hot chocolate. For cocoa, you start with cocoa powder rather than melting chocolate. After that, the only limit to the flavors you create is your own imagination and the ingredients you have on hand.

Of course you want to make sure you know what’s in all the ingredients you work with. Leaving such things to chance can lead to…unexpected results.

Inspirations from The Writers Police Academy

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A few people have asked me what my favorite part was about attending the Writers Police Academy in June of 2022. After saying the simple chance to take a road trip after so long at home—we drove from Virginia to Appleton, Wisconsin—I haven’t yet come up with a good answer.

That’s because pretty much every minute of the event was fantastic! I not only got all kinds of inspiration for crime stories (not to mention at least one science fiction tale so far), I also learned all kinds of fascinating things in general.

Read on for more, including photos!

The Getting Justice StoryBundle and the Joys of Research!

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First things first: the wonderful Getting Justice StoryBundle is in its final days! So don’t let your chance to grab ten excellent ebooks for a great price get away. You’ll find a remarkable number of approaches to justice, what it means, and how to get it from some of the best writers working today.

Go grab yours before time runs out! Then read on for more about my included novel Independent by Means of Magic, and the ways I approached orienting myself in the fascinating Victorian Era in London, with a fantasy twist.

Story Titles and the Getting Justice StoryBundle!

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I couldn’t be happier to see my Victorian Era crime fantasy novel Independent by Means of Magic included in the Getting Justice StoryBundle, partly because of the unusual way this story took shape in the writing engine inside my head. I had to give myself time to find the story in this case, and finding the eventual title was a journey all by itself.

There are nine other fantastic books by some of my favorite writers in this bundle, all with their own unique focus on justice and how to get it. And you can get all the ebooks at a great bargain, but check it out before time runs out!

Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem Issue #6!

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Hey there, reader folk, especially crime fiction reader folk! Did you know Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem has SIX issues out now?

And did you further know MCM has a wonderfully talented syndicate of writers filling its pages? Number six, Passionate Crimes, includes entries from David Hendrickson, Joslyn Chase, Steve Liskow, Juliet Nordeen, Annie Reed, Diana Deverell, me, and of course our fearless leader Leah Cutter.

With such an amazing bunch of writers on board, I’m delighted to say I have a story in all six issues!