SPA Girls Podcast – EP302 – Writing Cozy Mysteries with Nancy J. Cohen

Cozy Mysteries are hugely popular with readers and authors alike, and Nancy J. Cohen is with us today to share her fantastic advice for writing the successful cozy.

Alongside her fiction, Nancy has also written the acclaimed “how to” for cozies “Writing The Cozy Mystery”, so we’re thrilled she agreed to give us the scoop on all things cozy.

We discuss:

  • Nancy’s writing journey. How she transitioned from traditionally published to self-published
  • Shifting from writing romance to cozies
  • Elements of a great cozy – what to include and what readers don’t want to see
  • Her marketing and publishing strategies

About Nancy:

Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. These books have won numerous awards along with her nonfiction titles, Writing the Cozy Mystery and A Bad Hair Day Cookbook. Active in the writing community, Nancy is a past president of Florida Romance Writers and Mystery Writers of America, Florida Chapter. When not busy writing, she enjoys cooking, fine dining, cruising and visiting Disney World. Visit her at NancyJCohen.com


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