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The Bluebell Detective Agency
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When an eccentric, Portland, Oregon, PI and a jilted client team up to track down a cheating fiancée, they stumble onto murder, mayhem, & family secrets. They must trust one another before they become the next victims and the family is torn apart forever.
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Fell asleep with my nose on the keyboard this morning. I guess it’s best to wait until you’re caffeinated to edit.

#writer #book #books #novel #writersofinstagram #writing #amwriting
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Keep Portland Weird! It’s your civic duty. #portland #portlandoregon #pdx #portlandOR #keepportlandweird
We want you to stay weird Portland. Frog points to you.
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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📚 October reads: equal parts cozy and cursed.

TBR stack:
🩸 Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
🕯 Murder, She Wrote: Trick or Treachery
🏚 How to Sell a Haunted House
🔥 Diavola
💀 Bodies in the Library

#OctoberReads #SpookySeason #CozyMystery #BookBluesky #CurrentlyReading #FallVibes
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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📚 The life cycle of a book is wild.
By the time a story hits the shelf, it’s often years old. Drafts have been written, rewritten, caffeinated, cried on, and spell-checked within an inch of their life.

#TheBluebellDetectiveAgency #amwriting #authorlife #bookcommunity #writersofinstagram
Being a writer means you compare yourself to best-selling authors but that’s a bit of an unfair way to look at things
October 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The Bluebell Detective Agency mostly takes place in a Portland neighborhood named Goose Hollow. The neighborhood is home to some of my favorite places in SW. @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social @timbers.com @timbersarmy.org #portland #goosehollow #pdx #portlandOR
October 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Getting lost in my favorite section. What am I saying? The whole store is my favorite section.

#PowellsBooks #PowellsBeaverton #Powells #BookstoreLove #Bookstagram #BookTok #OregonReads #BeavertonOregon #PortlandMetro
Powells Books in Beaverton
September 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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I also apologize for the dramatic weeping.

#querying #queries #trenches #writer #insertsobbinghere #query #author
I'm sorry for what I said when I was querying
September 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Hello Cozy Mysteries, goodbye what’s left of my paycheck.

#mystery #mysterynovels #cozymystery #books @barnesandnoble.com #readinglist #cozyreads #mysteries #bookstore
Cozy Mysteries section at Barnes N Noble.
August 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Mo Montgomery is a neurodivergent (dyslexic), disabled, queer writer, and this is her first book, so please be kind. She resides in lovely Portland, Oregon, with her partner, their two cats/overlords, a plethora of half-dead houseplants (RIP), and a growing herd of dust bunnies.
Mo Montgomery is a debut author. This is her sitting in a chair most likely trying to muffle her nervous farts.
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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All these sound very Portland. If so, you better believe that brioche is homemade, gluten-free, and organic. Love you Portland!

#mysterynovel #cozymystery
#SelfDrivingCrime #SmartphoneStrangle #OrganicButDeadly #mystery #theBBDA #books #book #reading #plotmeamurder #writer
Comic of modern mirder methods that's funny
July 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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For the month of June I read a bunch of popular romance books to see if it’s a genre for me. I ended up so surprised by the deep content and wonderful storylines. I'll definitely be reading more romances. #romance #romancebooks #romances
July 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Thank you. Makes me feel better.
A hamster tries not to doubt their dreams of becoming a writer.
July 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Some of my favorite phone pole posters in Portland. I love this city and its weirdness. #pdx #portland #stumptown #rosecity #rctid
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Start of the annual Summer Reading list. I'm looking for more recommendations. Comment them below. #book #book #reading #readinglist #summerreading #bookstagram #booktok #author #writer #amwriting
Summer Reading list
May 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Signs you might be a cozy mystery character…

#CozyMystery #IndieAuthor #Bookish #Mystery #BookLover #AmWriting #BookRecommendation #BookLaunch #BookPromo #CozyVibes #QuirkyBooks #Whodunnit #CozyCrime #Cosymystery #book #books
May 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Let’s play How Many Mentions… #book #books #author #writer #writers #authors #writing #debut #cozymystery #cosymystery #mystery #mysterytok #cozyvibes #cozyread #portland #portlandor #pdx #portlandvibes #paperback #hardback #ebook
April 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Playing around, making possible sticker sheets because writing a book also means marketing a book. #stickers #sticker #BBDA #book #books #mystery #detective
Bluebell Detective Agency sticker sheet
April 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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🍸✨Happy 100th Gatsby! ✨🍾

“They’re a rotten crowd’, I shouted across the lawn. ‘You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, - The Great Gatsby

#greatgatsby #gatsby #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald #book #100thanniversary #richpeoplestillsuck #classic #novel
Great Gatsby novel from BarnesNNoble
April 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Growing up, libraries were my safe spaces. New schools, new towns, and new dreams, no matter what changed, you could find me in the nearest library. Thank you to all library staff and volunteers! #library #libraryweek #books #book #reading #pdx #librarybooks #librarylove
My kick ass library shirt that hasntvdeveloped pit stains yet
April 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Which cover do you prefer? #cover #bookcover #book #books #cozymystery #mystery #quirkycozy #portland #author #writer #graphicdesign #writers
Book cover one features a rainbow eyehole with a white outline of a eye. The cover is black. Book cover 2 shows a young, brunette woman wearing glasses and headphones. Her wavy hair is blowing in the wind. Painted clouds are behind her.
April 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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More cover creations. Cozy mystery covers are usually cutesie, but I’d really like something more modern noir. Maybe one with fake reviews like the second one. What are your thoughts?

#mystery #cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #mysterybooks #mysteries #book #books #novels #novellas #writers
April 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Working on some covers going between Photoshop and Canva. We’ll see what we come up with. #bookcover #cover #BBDA #book #author #writer
April 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Editing time. Not the most interesting photo, but it’s exciting to me. #firstdraft #writer #writing #edits #editing #author
First draft of the Bluebell Detective Agency
April 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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There are only a few quotes I live my life by—this is one of them…
Morris Moss, IT boss
March 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Writing in a cafe always sounds fun to me and then I remember I need silence because my nervous system gets overstimulated easy. I'm sure some people love it.
March 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM