Emmeline Duncan

“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” - Agnes Sligh Turnbull

I’m heartbroken this weekend.

There is never a wrong time to nap!

Description of the sundae for anyone who is interested.

My annual Sugarpine Drive-In appreciation post.

This is their current plant-based ice cream sundae special.

Greek language rights to Emmeline Duncan's Halloween Bookshop Mysteries #1-2 sold to Pedio Publishing.

Thai language rights to Emmeline Duncan's FRESH BREWED MURDER (Ground Rules Mysteries #1) sold to Bookdance!

Whoever is in charge of the stage at the Sugar Bowl sure is fast … Props to the speed of that crew dragging the stage out three times and then removing it twice because the game wasn’t actually over yet.

Lincoln City’s Christmas Cottage named among most festive in the country: Poll A recent poll by MarketBeat ranked all the best festive Christmas stores in each state, and the Christmas Cottage came out on top in Oregon.

I'm so happy the Christmas Cottage made the list of the USA's most festive shops. This shop has been around for 51 years (with the same owner!!)

I even worked there as a teen one summer.

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Meanwhile, this cat has been attacking my ankles (full on WWE-caliber moves) whenever I try to walk in my kitchen.

Not my cat, but this kitty had a lot of opinions about the lack of cat treats on my front porch.

I love all of them.

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Let me know if you decide to come, and we can plan some fun cozy shenanigans.

Also, I designed the interactive mystery (with a crime scene) for attendees to solve at this year's festival, and it brought me joy.

I think Waylon was the first to solve it. ;)

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A **HUGE** Thank You to @krisbock.bsky.social, @authornancybasile.bsky.social, and @emmelineduncan.bsky.social for being here tonight to celebrate cozy mysteries and answer your #12DaysofCozies questions.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at #12DaysofCozies!

And thanks to the @cozymysteryclub.bsky.social for setting this up!

Angela, it'd be awesome to see you at the Ashland Mystery Fest, but I know it's on the opposite side of the country from you. :)

Please keep reading and enjoying cozies!

Remember that publishers make their decisions on which series to renew based on how well the books in the series sell. Asking your library to buy books is a great way to show support. (Your library might have an online recommendation form!)

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Instagram is my most-used social media platform & you can also follow me on Facebook. I'm on both as @writeremmelineduncan.

I'm on TikTok as @DuncanEmmeline, but I mainly post scenic videos.

I also have a low-key newsletter you can sign up for on my website.

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As a side note, Waylon's theme song is The Wanderer by Dion, while Matilda's theme song is Ava Max's Sweet but Psycho.

He will follow you back! And this reminds me that Waylon needs to post a few Bookstagrams 'cause it's been a while.

Yes! You can follow Waylon on Instagram!

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In Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding, the second Halloween Bookshop Mystery, I introduced a kitten. (I also introduced a kitten in Double Shot Death, the second Ground Rules Mystery, so this is clearly a theme.)

My cat, Matilda, was not the inspiration for either, since she just came home this year.

Waylon also has a series of shelfies. ;)

My advice: read widely, but also keep up with current books being published in the cozy mystery sphere. And then: write what you'd love to read. Write the sort of book that would keep you up at night, needing to read one more chapter.

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Waylon excels at finding shops, food carts, etc that have treats. It's a talent.

Waylon is the inspiration for Jack in the Halloween Bookshop Mystery Series. Waylon is mostly Great Pyrenees (with some Anatolian Shepherd), and he loves visiting bookshops — probably because the dog-friendly shops have treats!

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I can proudly say that I've come up with my all of my titles. I usually create a list and send them to my editor, who then discusses the titles in house (because they know more about that side of publishing than I do). And one of my top two suggestions has always been the winner.

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I see being a plotter or pantser as a spectrum, versus an either/or. I fall in the middle. I have to know the ending--and more importantly, the logic of the ending--before I can start. But I don't know every single subplot, or every clue my sleuth will find.

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Waylon realized that Todd had treats and refused to look at the camera. 😂

I love the ghost so much. The artwork on all of my covers has been top-notch.

This is a tricky question to answer! I always try to reflect the real world in my books, while adding cozy flair to create a world I'd love to live in. I try to focus on the cozy tropes and how to twist them to feel fresh, while respecting the genre.

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