Pennwriters Conference 2025



The Pennwriters Conference begins this Friday, and I’m teaching three workshops, so right now, my focus is on making lists, packing, and preparing my classes and handouts. I may not be writing, but I’m thinking about writing a lot. 

I do have more news to share. While I’ve had my doubts in recent months, it appears there will be two more Detective Honeywell Mysteries coming out this year! I have release dates and titles! But still no cover art. 

The third in the series will be The Devil Comes Calling and will be released in eBook format on November 7, 2025. The fourth will be out in eBook on December 19 and is titled No Stone Left Unturned. Preorder links are starting to pop up sans the still-missing covers, but I’m not promoting them until there’s something interesting to look at. Call me superstitious. It simply never feels real until I have that cover art. 

I also got my developmental edits for No Stone Left Unturned, and they don’t look too daunting. I’ve put a hold on drafting the fifth book of the series until I tackle these edits, because the way they affect the ending will also affect the beginning of #5. As I said, I’m thinking. I also expect to feel reenergized and motivated after the conference. I always do. So, I’ll launch into those revisions as soon as I return home and catch up on sleep.

  

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