Reader News from Amethyst Drake

Launch Week Recap

July Newsletter from Amethyst Drake

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June 2026

Beyond Tarnish launches June 20

and something subscribers are hearing first!

Jun 10 • Amethyst Drake

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April 2026

Introducing Margaret Mitchell Mysteries

The Case of the Poison Powder - The cozy cousin of Carson Crime Files

Apr 6 • Amethyst Drake

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Research Rabbit Holes: How 2009 Technology Research Nearly Derailed My Book

I spent three hours researching the exact model of BlackBerry that would have been popular in Baltimore in 2009.

Apr 2 • Amethyst Drake

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March 2026

Coming Soon!

Drumroll Please...

Mar 16 • Amethyst Drake

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February 2026

A Minor Character Takes a Major Role

When I create a new character, I usually design it to fulfill a specific purpose--to reveal a clue to the detectives, to become a suspect in the…

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January 2026

Normal Was Always a Lie

a Katherine Carson short story

Jan 2 • Amethyst Drake

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December 2025

Marketing Books While My Heart is Breaking

The strange dissonance of promoting my work during grief

Dec 15, 2025 • Amethyst Drake

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November 2025

From Scheme to Murder

Why My Second Book Had to Have a Body

Nov 16, 2025 • Amethyst Drake

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October 2025

Small Town Author, Big City Mysteries

Writing What You Research, Not Just What You Know

Oct 20, 2025 • Amethyst Drake

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What Nobody Tells You About the First Month

Or what grief looks like for me today

Oct 1, 2025 • Amethyst Drake

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July 2025

FRAMED and Celebrated

A Book Launch Party to Remember

Jul 25, 2025 • Amethyst Drake

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