A Word With Lois Winston

Why do you write the genre that you write?The world needs both more laughter and more happy endings these days. I may not have the power to mete out justice in real life, but I can do it in my fiction. The bad guys need to pay for their evil misdeeds; the good guys...

Cloris McWerther by Lois Winston

My name is Cloris McWerther. I’m the food editor at American Woman, the women’s magazine where crafts editor Anastasia Pollack and I both work. I also keep Anastasia supplied with sweets because Anastasia’s life is such that she always needs a sugar rush, along with...

My Musing ~ Stitch, Bake, Die! by Lois Winston

Stitch, Bake, Die! by Lois Winston Series Name: Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery #10Genre: CozyRelease: October 4, 2021 With massive debt, a communist mother-in-law, a Shakespeare-quoting parrot, and a photojournalist boyfriend who may or may not be a spy, crafts...

Cassandra Davenport by Lois Winston

Being a single parent isn’t easy, especially when The Ex rarely remembers his financial obligations to me and our kids. Which is why I, Cassandra Davenport, recently concluded I needed a better paying job than working as the Arts and Entertainment reporter for our...

Guest post ~ Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers

I am honored to be invited to do a guest post for Killer Crafts & Crafty Killers, the blog of Anastasia Pollack, crafts editor, and reluctant amateur sleuth by author Lois Winston. Today, I’m talking about how a craft mirrors a mystery novel which has a beginning,...