She Wrote a Ghost Cozy Mystery in 4 Weeks — Dina Marie on Writers With Wrinkles

After 14 years of writing thrillers, Dina Marie tried an experiment: a paranormal romance idea that became a ghost cozy mystery, drafted in four weeks. In this Confetti Club episode of Writers With Wrinkles, the Salem Spirits author explains why she started over with zero readers, and how it reignited her career. Dina Marie (Dina Santorelli) is an award-winning novelist whose latest, Grateful Ghost, is Book 8 in the Salem Spirits series. The Confetti Club is our short, book-focused segment where authors pitch their new releases. Topics covered: Why a paranormal romance idea became a cozy mystery series instead Writing Going Ghost, Book 1, in four weeks Starting from zero readers, and the 10 months she took to launch How a fan-favorite ghost, William Kensington, was born, and why readers demanded more of him The world-building rules for ghosts in Salem Spirits What's in Grateful Ghost, including a very awkward Thanksgiving dinner Her real-life haunted hotel experience, plus ghost stories from the hosts ■ Subscribe for new author interviews every week. (Season 5, Episode 30) ■ Grateful Ghost (Salem Spirits, Book 8) is out now. Purchase links are in the episode notes. ■ writerswithwrinkles.net for ALL podcast episodes #WritersWithWrinkles #DinaMarie #SalemSpirits #GratefulGhost #CozyMystery #AuthorAdvice #BookPodcast #WritingCommunity