Debra H. Goldstein
@debrahgoldstein.bsky.social
Author of mystery novels and short stories, former judge, mother of twins, stepmother, and widow are just some of the words used to describe me. But then again, as my personal blog says, "It's Not Always a Mystery."
KNIFE RIVER: CRIME FICTION & MUSIC - WHEN ARTFORMS INTERSECT by Baron Birtcher - www.debrahgoldstein.com/knife-river-...
KNIFE RIVER: CRIME FICTION & MUSIC - WHEN ARTFORMS INTERSECT by Baron Birtcher - Debra H. Goldstein
In recent months, I have been doing a number of talks and signings in support of the release of the newest installment of the Will Rogers Medallion award-winning Sheriff Ty Dawson crime thriller serie...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
KNIFE RIVER: CRIME FICTION & MUSIC - WHEN ARTFORMS INTERSECT by Baron Birtcher - www.debrahgoldstein.com/knife-river-...
Sharing a post by S. C. Merritt on how important it is for writers to surround themselves with kindred souls (posted on It's Not Always a Mystery) www.debrahgoldstein.com/cozy-co-the-...
COZY & CO. – The Importance of Surrounding Yourself With Kindred Souls by S. C. Merritt - Debra H. Goldstein
When I began my author adventure in 2020 at the ripe, old age of 58, I decided I may have been ripe, but I wasn’t expired. But I was clueless. And when I say that, I mean I was winging it in every asp...
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October 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sharing a post by S. C. Merritt on how important it is for writers to surround themselves with kindred souls (posted on It's Not Always a Mystery) www.debrahgoldstein.com/cozy-co-the-...
Writers can write dark because of the light in their lives that support them... Bobby Mathews explains it best.
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The Light Enables Mystery Writers to Explore the Dark by Bobby Mathews - Debra H. Goldstein
Here’s a surprising twist on crime and mystery writers that you might not know: these writers who deal with some of the darkest crimes that the human mind can conjure are also some of the nicest peopl...
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October 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Writers can write dark because of the light in their lives that support them... Bobby Mathews explains it best.
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Two Truths and a Lie: What Being a Veterinarian Taught Me About Writing Cozy Mysteries by DL Mitchell - www.debrahgoldstein.com/two-truths-a...
Two Truths and a Lie: What Being a Veterinarian Taught Me About Writing Cozy Mysteries by DL Mitchell - Debra H. Goldstein
When people hear I’m both a veterinarian and a cozy mystery author, their eyes widen. A veterinary career is surprisingly great training for writing about amateur sleuths, quirky characters, and hidde...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Two Truths and a Lie: What Being a Veterinarian Taught Me About Writing Cozy Mysteries by DL Mitchell - www.debrahgoldstein.com/two-truths-a...
Writing What You Know, Or Writing What You Want to Know by Carl Vonderau - www.debrahgoldstein.com/writing-what...
Writing What You Know, Or Writing What You Want to Know by Carl Vonderau - Debra H. Goldstein
You’re supposed to write about what you know. So what do you do if you’re a banker and you write about crime? You have to make up a few things if you want to keep your job. In my first book, Murderabi...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Writing What You Know, Or Writing What You Want to Know by Carl Vonderau - www.debrahgoldstein.com/writing-what...
Amazing author Lynn Cahoon talks about Keeping Track of Chaos on It's Not Always a Mystery www.debrahgoldstein.com/keeping-trac...
Keeping Track of Chaos by Lynn Cahoon - Debra H. Goldstein
Author Lynn Cahoon shares her system for taming the chaos of publishing with planning, goals, and organization.
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August 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Amazing author Lynn Cahoon talks about Keeping Track of Chaos on It's Not Always a Mystery www.debrahgoldstein.com/keeping-trac...
Delighted to welcome Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell to It's Not Always a Mystery today. She's writing about what all authors face with their publishers "Will They or Won't They" www.debrahgoldstein.com/will-they-or...
Will They or Won’t They? By Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell - Debra H. Goldstein
Mac Almeida investigates a Halloween murder in Maddie Day’s 7th Cozy Capers mystery, Murder at Cape Costumers.
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August 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Delighted to welcome Maddie Day/Edith Maxwell to It's Not Always a Mystery today. She's writing about what all authors face with their publishers "Will They or Won't They" www.debrahgoldstein.com/will-they-or...
With Miranda James' new book, Something Whiskered being released, it's a treat to find out how reading the world influenced its writing.
Reading the World by Miranda James - Debra H. Goldstein
Author Miranda James shares how travel and books inspired his new Ireland-set mystery, Something Whiskered.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
With Miranda James' new book, Something Whiskered being released, it's a treat to find out how reading the world influenced its writing.
Animals in cozy mysteries... or any writing? Here's how it worked for author Sharon Marchisello www.debrahgoldstein.com/animals-in-c...
Animals in Cozy Mysteries by Sharon Marchisello - Debra H. Goldstein
Cozy mystery with cats—both feral and pet. Trap, Neuter, Die tackles murder, rescue, and flawed animal laws in small-town Georgia.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Animals in cozy mysteries... or any writing? Here's how it worked for author Sharon Marchisello www.debrahgoldstein.com/animals-in-c...
Desire or desperation, revenge or retribution-how far would you go? Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers: 22 stories of Mystery & Suspense. On It's Not Always a Mystery, Editor Judy Penz Sheluk tells what it took for her story to be accepted. www.debrahgoldstein.com/a-foolproof-...
A Foolproof Plan by Judy Penz Sheluk - Debra H. Goldstein
Judy Penz Sheluk shares the 5-year journey behind her story A Foolproof Plan, featured in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Desire or desperation, revenge or retribution-how far would you go? Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers: 22 stories of Mystery & Suspense. On It's Not Always a Mystery, Editor Judy Penz Sheluk tells what it took for her story to be accepted. www.debrahgoldstein.com/a-foolproof-...
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A Foolproof Plan by Judy Penz Sheluk - Debra H. Goldstein
Judy Penz Sheluk shares the 5-year journey behind her story A Foolproof Plan, featured in Midnight Schemers & Daydream Believers.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Curious South – Or Five Weird Things About My Writing by Lexi George - www.debrahgoldstein.com/curious-sout...
Curious South – Or Five Weird Things About My Writing by Lexi George - Debra H. Goldstein
Explore Lexi George's quirky writing process: supernatural oddities, hair fetishes, Southern food, and unexpected character appearances.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Curious South – Or Five Weird Things About My Writing by Lexi George - www.debrahgoldstein.com/curious-sout...
Reposted by Debra H. Goldstein
Join us for a fun evening... Let's Make a Mystery! Panelists will create a mystery based on the setting, characters, & weapon you provide. Moderator: @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social Panelists: @evaeldridge.bsky.social, @sarahwriter.bsky.social, & Sue Flaig. Register at desertsleuths.com
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June 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Join us for a fun evening... Let's Make a Mystery! Panelists will create a mystery based on the setting, characters, & weapon you provide. Moderator: @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social Panelists: @evaeldridge.bsky.social, @sarahwriter.bsky.social, & Sue Flaig. Register at desertsleuths.com
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Family Ties and Writing Inspiration by Ann Michelle Harris - www.debrahgoldstein.com/family-ties-...
Family Ties and Writing Inspiration by Ann Michelle Harris - Debra H. Goldstein
As writers we want to tell compelling stories to keep readers turning the pages. One way to do that is to use universal themes to connect emotionally. Whether your primary story is violently intense o...
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June 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Family Ties and Writing Inspiration by Ann Michelle Harris - www.debrahgoldstein.com/family-ties-...
On Writers Who Kill, I address what's going on for all of us who write.......
The Times They Are A-Changing by Debra H. Goldstein
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May 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On Writers Who Kill, I address what's going on for all of us who write.......
Sometimes it takes a little longer for that first book, but then the deadlines......a former law enforcement officer's perspective on the trajectory of her career and balancing it now.
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Writing Under The Gun by Cindy Goyette - Debra H. Goldstein
When I wrote my first book, I did so with a gun on my hip. I worked at the New York/Quebec border for ICE (although it wasn't called that then). I routinely volunteered to work the least favorite shif...
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May 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sometimes it takes a little longer for that first book, but then the deadlines......a former law enforcement officer's perspective on the trajectory of her career and balancing it now.
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If rooms could talk... or can they? www.debrahgoldstein.com/if-walls-cou...
If Walls Could Talk: Historic Houses in Crime Fiction by Kate Michaelson - Debra H. Goldstein
Old homes have always fascinated me. Maybe it's because I grew up in a hundred-year old farmhouse hearing stories about those who lived there long before our family. I remember looking at the towering...
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April 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Carmen Amato - www.debrahgoldstein.com/the-gift-tha...
The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Carmen Amato - Debra H. Goldstein
"If the police show up, make sure you're holding the package." The fellow CIA officer prepping me to meet a deep cover agent wasn't trying to scare me, although he sure succeeded. No, he was simply be...
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April 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Carmen Amato - www.debrahgoldstein.com/the-gift-tha...
Reviews and Reviewer Opinions by Debra H. Goldstein susanvankirk.com/reviews-and-...
Reviews and Reviewer Opinions by Debra H. Goldstein - Susan Van Kirk
Authors are often told not to read reviews. I don’t fully subscribe to that philosophy because I believe that there is something to be gained from reviews and learning what impresses a given reviewer....
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March 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Congrats to Bethany Maines on her new rom-com book, Elevator Ride - the first in a new series! www.debrahgoldstein.com/release-day-...
Release Day by Bethany Maines - Debra H. Goldstein
Today is the official release day for Elevator Ride- Book 1 of the Valkyrie Brothers Trilogy-an action-packed, age-gap, rom-com mystery! For me, "release day" always conjures visions of a novel in a c...
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March 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Congrats to Bethany Maines on her new rom-com book, Elevator Ride - the first in a new series! www.debrahgoldstein.com/release-day-...
How to Write a Complex Plot by Maggie Toussaint aka Valona Jones - www.debrahgoldstein.com/how-to-write...
How to Write a Complex Plot by Maggie Toussaint aka Valona Jones - Debra H. Goldstein
It is an accomplishment to write the first draft of a book, but it is an even greater feat to polish that book into something that sparkles. This post is written by a mystery author, but elements of i...
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March 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How to Write a Complex Plot by Maggie Toussaint aka Valona Jones - www.debrahgoldstein.com/how-to-write...
Working on a short story, but being distracted by some very nice weather (after some very stormy times) here in Alabama. How are things where you are?
March 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Working on a short story, but being distracted by some very nice weather (after some very stormy times) here in Alabama. How are things where you are?
Loved waking up to award winning Victoria Weisfeld's review of With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying - my newly published collection of short stories (White City Press)
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With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying
I must have gained ten pounds reading this collection of short stories by Debra H. Goldstein. Though she was raised in New Jersey and Michigan (and is an alumna of my alma mater, the University of …
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March 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Loved waking up to award winning Victoria Weisfeld's review of With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying - my newly published collection of short stories (White City Press)
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Today, I'm visiting BOLO Books to contrasting writing novels and short stories and works that are dark or light from an author's perspective. bolobooks.com/2025/02/debr...
Debra H Goldstein on Writing Long and Short and Light and Dark – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: I have been friends with Debra Goldstein for years, even working “for” her when she was heading the Sister In Crime Counting Project a number of years back. So I …
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February 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today, I'm visiting BOLO Books to contrasting writing novels and short stories and works that are dark or light from an author's perspective. bolobooks.com/2025/02/debr...