Tag: Writing

• 2025 Writing Highlights: Charting

  Addison on top in April, 2½ years after stumbling over his first death in Milverton, is my final writing highlight of the year! Thank you so much to all the wonderful readers for sharing my cosy, quirky, queer, Kiwi mysteries. It means everything! Now let’s see what we can get up to in 2026… The…

  G. B. Ralph

  24 Dec 2025

  Writing

  Amazon, Highlight, LGBTQ, Murder on Milverton Square, Mystery, Writing

• Mysterious Murders short story competition winners announced

  5 a.m. was an early wake-up for me to join the Mysterious Murders short story competition winners call this morning, but totally worth it to celebrate with my fellow judges and the first, second, and third-place winners! A huge congratulations to Theresa Baumgartner, Lee Adam, and Kathy Schilbach who each met the “murder mystery with…

  G. B. Ralph

  21 Dec 2025

  Writing

  Competition, Crime fiction, Judging, Murder mystery, Mysterious Murders, Mystery, Short Stories, Writing, Writing competition

• 2025 Writing Highlights: Performing

  I’m a regular at the Palmerston North City Library, often going there to write, so when the librarians asked if I’d be willing to feature in a video, of course I had to say yes! To quote my video self, “just being in the library is inspiring, being surrounded by books and knowing that every…

  G. B. Ralph

  20 Dec 2025

  Writing

  Author, Books, Highlights, Library, Palmerston North City Library, Video, Writing

• Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition: shortlist announced

  It’s been such a treat reading so many excellent entries from such talented writers for the Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition alongside my four fellow judges. Shortlist On 1 December the shortlist was announced! A huge congratulations to the six finalists who’ve each crafted a brilliant short story featuring a murder mystery with a fun…

  G. B. Ralph

  3 Dec 2025

  Writing

  Competition, Crime fiction, Judging, Murder mystery, Mysterious Murders, Mystery, Short Stories, Writing, Writing competition

• Local Readers and Authors Day 2025

  Love is in the air! I’ll be chairing the romance panel at the Local Readers and Authors Day at Palmerston North City Library next weekend, chatting with A.J. Lancaster, Carole Brungar, and Sean Monaghan about their brand new romance novels. I’ll be asking them about subgenres, tropes, settings, writing something new, their readership, writing process,…

  G. B. Ralph

  8 Nov 2025

  Reading, Writing

  Authors, Event, Library, New Zealand, Palmerston North City Library, Reading, Romance, Writing

• Author takeover: Cozy Mystery Lovers Facebook Group

  I’ll be running the show for two hours in just two days! Come along and see what mischief we can get up to… If you’re keen to participate, you can join the Cozy Mystery Lovers / Meg’s Cozy Corner Facebook Group now so you’re ready to go when I’ll be there chatting about my writing,…

  G. B. Ralph

  15 Oct 2025

  Writing

  Author takeover, Cozy mystery, Event, Facebook, Facebook Group, Writing

• Bonus: Mabel’s Magic Moment

  Keen to sneak a peek backstage? One particular scene was a lot of fun to write but didn’t quite fit into my latest mystery, Fright on Stage Right, for pacing reasons. ‘Mabel’s Magic Moment’ is the extended version of Chapter 11 which is over 50% longer than the version published in Fright on Stage Right. It…

  G. B. Ralph

  28 Sep 2025

  Writing

  Behind the scenes, Bonus, Cosy mystery, Cozy mystery, Deleted scene, Fright on Stage Right, Mailing list, Newsletter, The Milverton Mysteries, Writing

• Final weekend for the Mysterious Murders short story competition

  It’s time to put the final touches on your Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition submission because entries close on 1 October 2025! It’s free to enter and open worldwide for original work of up to 3,000 words written in English, with a top prize of £3,000. It’s time to put pen to paper, fingers to…

  G. B. Ralph

  27 Sep 2025

  Writing

  Competition, Crime fiction, Judging, Murder mystery, Mysterious Murders, Mystery, Short Stories, Writing, Writing competition

• Reminder: Mysterious Murders short story entries due this September

  You have just one month left to submit your murder mystery with a fun twist for the Mysterious Murders Short Story Competition. It’s free to enter and open worldwide for original work of up to 3,000 words written in English, with a top prize of £3,000. Entries are due by the end of September, so…

  G. B. Ralph

  1 Sep 2025

  Writing

  Competition, Crime fiction, Judging, Murder mystery, Mysterious Murders, Mystery, Short Stories, Writing, Writing competition

• The Law of Mischief fantasy anthology out now

  The Law of Mischief is a genre-blending anthology featuring twenty-eight fantastical short stories by a wonderful and very talented bunch of authors. And guess what… it’s out now! From dragons helping with breakfast to supernatural investigations, second chances, haunting reckonings, and unexpected romances, each story offers a fresh take on how mischief and magic collide.…

  G. B. Ralph

  4 Aug 2025

  Writing

  Anthology, Cosy fantasy, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Short Story, The Baker’s Son’s Iced Buns, The Law of Mischief, Writing