The Bluebell Detective Agency

Got three query rejections the other day. One from a partial request. So I had a good cry and submitted ten more. Writers, never give up. Keep going. You got this.

#query #querying #writing #writerslife #writer #book #novel #books #amwriting #mystery #mysterywriter #agent #agents

We want you to stay weird Portland. Frog points to you.

Keep Portland Weird! It’s your civic duty. #portland #portlandoregon #pdx #portlandOR #keepportlandweird

📚 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

Being a writer means you compare yourself to best-selling authors but that’s a bit of an unfair way to look at things

📚 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

They are okay. They went around the corner and cleaned up, then came back. They go by the name theantifascistfrog on tiktok.

War zone on my way to work here in the streets of Portland. #unicorn #warzone #portland #oregon #funny #happy 🦄‼️🤪🌈😂

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

Powells Books in Beaverton

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

Just joined as a member so I’ll have to check out the summer academy classes on repeat.

I'm sorry for what I said when I was querying

I also apologize for the dramatic weeping.

#querying #queries #trenches #writer #insertsobbinghere #query #author

a hamster with a pink bow on its head Alt: a hamster with a pink bow on its head

I have now descended into the query trenches. Wish me luck and maybe buy me a cookie? Plz. #query #author #querying

Great choice!

After seeing his fiancée kissing another guy and getting hit by a Meat Cakes food truck, Tim Bremington hires Private Investigator Rose Kachel, but the case takes a turn for the worse when the two soon find themselves in the middle of murder, mystery, and all the weirdness Portland can muster

Cozy Mysteries section at Barnes N Noble.

Hello Cozy Mysteries, goodbye what’s left of my paycheck.

#mystery #mysterynovels #cozymystery #books @barnesandnoble.com #readinglist #cozyreads #mysteries #bookstore

Mo Montgomery is a debut author. This is her sitting in a chair most likely trying to muffle her nervous farts.

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.

Comic of modern mirder methods that's funny

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

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

A hamster tries not to doubt their dreams of becoming a writer.

Thank you. Makes me feel better.

LOL!!! Loved it.

Wish me luck; we’ll see what happens! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🦆🤞🤞

Some of my favorite phone pole posters in Portland. I love this city and its weirdness. #pdx #portland #stumptown #rosecity #rctid

Are Emily Henry books supposed to make me cry this much? I thought it was a romance but it turned out to be about grief, pain, and writer’s block. #book #books #reading #summerreading #BeachRead #EmilyHenry #RomanceReads #BookTokOnBluesky #RomComReads #EnemiesToLovers #WritersInLove

Summer Reading list

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

Signs you might be a cozy mystery character…

#CozyMystery #IndieAuthor #Bookish #Mystery #BookLover #AmWriting #BookRecommendation #BookLaunch #BookPromo #CozyVibes #QuirkyBooks #Whodunnit #CozyCrime #Cosymystery #book #books

As someone with chronic illness and pain it was important to include a character in the book that deals with what millions deal with everyday. Hoping fellow chronic illness and pain warriors feel seen. #chronicillness #chronicpain #author #writer #book #newbook #autoimmune #books #comingsoon

Thank you! It’ll be out this summer.

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

Bluebell Detective Agency sticker sheet

Playing around, making possible sticker sheets because writing a book also means marketing a book. #stickers #sticker #BBDA #book #books #mystery #detective

By color. I love to add rainbows anywhere I can in everyday life.