Time to check in on the reading and writing / publishing I did this year.
Let’s start with publishing. Here’s a visual of the titles my publishing company (WDM Publishing) released in 2024:
I’m pleased to say that ALL of these titles (as well as everything else I’ve written!) are available at my WDM Publishing Store!
Now, on to reading!
2021 was the first time I’d ever bothered to keep track of the number of books I read, but I’ve been keeping a log ever since. Here’s what I found:
In 2021 I read 130 novels
In 2022 I only managed 115
In 2023 I was back up to 126
And this year … 2024 … I read 134 novels!
Not bad, if I do say so myself *LOL*
I’m also delighted to announce that I’ve had my best sales year EVER! Many thanks to everyone who has bought my books. I hope you enjoyed reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them 😀
What’s coming soon? In June I’ll be publishing the first short story in what I hope will be a spin-off series: Sheriff Reynolds Mysteries! If you’ve read any of Kristi’s stories, you’ll recognize some familiar characters.
Hooray! The Uncollected Anthology group has just released their 32nd edition… and this one deals with Mystical Maps. Seeing as it’s December, I decided to make mine a holiday tale.
Here’s the scoop:
FLIGHT PLAN (Uncollected Anthology: Mystical Maps) by Debbie Mumford Audience: General | Urban Fantasy | Short Story
Detective Gus Collier and his ghostly partner Sarah Allen are called into service by their fellow seventh-seventh Mrs. Ethel Douglass. But are they needed to solve a supernatural murder?
No, indeed.
It seems that one of Santa’s elves requires their sleuthing skills. The magical map that allows Santa to find his way to children everywhere during his midnight ride on Christmas Eve is missing! Gus and Sarah must find the one-of-a-kind artifact before Santa and his reindeer can take flight.
A vividly realized urban fantasy, “Flight Plan” pulls the Gus & Ghost team solidly into the Christmas season.
Thanksgiving is coming and this year I’ll be celebrating with my Kristi Lundrigan Mystery series! In addition to In a Pickle, which was released in late October, you can also pre-order Double Wedding Ring, and WDM Publishing has just released a new short story, Christmas Star. So lots going on in Kristi’s world.
I’ve been remiss about posting for a while, so let me make up by giving you all the news you’ve been missing!
FIRST: WDM Publishing has just released my second quilting cozy! This one is titled In a Pickle. Here are the details:
IN A PICKLE (Kristi Lundrigan Mysteries #2) by Debbie Mumford Audience: General Adult | Cozy Mystery | Short Novel
Kristiana Lundrigan loves to quilt, and she’s the proud owner of a Montana quilt shop: Delectable Mountain Quilting.
Now that her business is up and running, she’s ready for a new challenge… a booth at the Garnet County Fair. In honor of her friend’s entry in the canning division, Kristi plans to demonstrate a traditional quilt block: Pickle Dish.
But she never expected to find herself involved in yet another kind of pickle…murder!
Kristi must put a lid on the mystery before her friend’s fate is sealed.
A delightful cozy mystery, “In a Pickle” will test your puzzle-solving skills.
NEXT: All five volumes of the Spun Yarns Unwound series are now available!
Spun Yarns Unwound Volume 1: Science Fiction for All Ages – Buy Retail | Buy Direct Spun Yarns Unwound Volume 2: Contemporary Tales of Magic & Mystery – Retail | Direct Spun Yarns Unwound Volume 3: Fantasy for All – Retail | Direct Spun Yarns Unwound Volume 4: Urban Fantasy for All Ages – Retail | Direct Spun Yarns Unwound Volume 5: Historical, Mystery, and a Dash of Romance! – Retail | Direct
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And FINALLY: I have two new audiobooks available at Apple. These were digitally recorded especially for Apple Books and are not available anywhere else.
