by Jess Montgomery | Apr 30, 2020 | Other People's Books
Have you been reading more during the COVID-19 pandemic? I know I have been. What I’ve Read I had the honor of working with Tiffany, and learned so much from the experience. In my case, I needed to take my understanding of point of view to a deeper level, as...
by Jess Montgomery | Apr 24, 2020 | Inspiration, Sanity Check
As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, I once had a stint as a humor/lifestyle columnist for the Dayton Daily News. The editor-in-chief who signed off on that gig was Jeff Bruce, now writing a mystery serious about, well, a columnist (whose column is quite...
by Jess Montgomery | Apr 16, 2020 | History, Inspiration, Story Behind the Story, The Hollows, The Widows
My protagonist, Lily Ross, is inspired by Ohio’s true first female sheriff in 1925, Maude Collins. In real life, Maude’s husband, Fletcher, was killed in the line of duty as sheriff of Vinton County, Ohio. Maude worked as his jail matron. After his non-mysterious but...
by Jess Montgomery | Apr 9, 2020 | Baking, Pie of the Month
This month’s pie is rich, delicious, decadent. And why not indulge a little? It also doesn’t use any eggs (which is lovely, in case you are running into shortages in your area), and doesn’t require any baking. Not only that, but it is super easy to make. Yet, it...
