Tag: Amy Metz

  • Some Reading Suggestions for the Socially-Isolated

    Some Reading Suggestions for the Socially-Isolated

    I am actually on vacation this week, not just socially-isolated. But I am doing everything to protect myself and others: staying home, washing my hands, wearing gloves when shopping, staying home, staying home, and staying home.  Did I say I’m staying home? No coffee shop? No church? No movies? No getting together with friends? By…

  • Are Writers in Competition With Each Other?

    Are Writers in Competition With Each Other?

    This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while: are writers, especially indie writers, in competition with each other? It’s easy to see another’s writer’s success and become … jealous? Envious? Maybe, on Facebook, you’ve seen a writer you follow sell their latest manuscript, or maybe, on Twitter, an author celebrates selling another hundred…

  • Liars & Lunatics: A Southern Mystery Seasoned With Pepper, Paprika and Cayenne

    Liars & Lunatics: A Southern Mystery Seasoned With Pepper, Paprika and Cayenne

    Virgil Pepper has stirred up the MeToo movement in Goose Pimple Junction. He cheats on all his girlfriends. He can’t keep his hands to himself. He knows just what to say to charm a woman, but never keeps his promises. He also has political aspirations for the Junction. Or does he? No one trusts him.…

  • Author Interview: Amy Metz

    Author Interview: Amy Metz

    I met Amy Metz at an Indie Authors event last fall where she offered advice to aspiring authors on self-publishing. She is the creator of the Goose Pimple Junction Mystery Series.   How did you decide to become an author? It just kind of happened. I was 48 when my mother was diagnosed with dementia,…