I know that I have said this several times: When I first began the Cozy Mystery site, I really had something\u00a0very different\u00a0in mind. I only included authors who I had read… authors who I enjoyed and thought that a few of my Cozy Mystery book friends would enjoy.<\/p>\n
Actually, my first version of the site was simply a list that I kept for my own use. I used this list every time I bought a new book. Since I kept the list on my computer’s desktop, I had easy access to it every time I ordered a book online.\u00a0I also printed out my list so that I could take it with me every time I went to a bookstore. My list was pages and pages in large-font print. I marked off each book as I bought it and\u00a0read it,\u00a0and also\u00a0added each book as soon as one of “my” authors published a new book.<\/p>\n
A friend of mine asked if she could take a look at my list, so I tidied it up and sent it to her. When I told my husband about sending it to her, he asked me to think about putting my list online as a site. Since I am not the most computer-savvy person,\u00a0I quickly thought about it, and then promptly said “NO!” I just wanted my list of books so that I could have access to “my” authors, and most importantly, I wanted somewhere to annotate each time I bought or read a book.<\/p>\n
Whenever I complained about not having a “universal list” of Cozy Mystery authors with their books listed chronologically, my husband would (again) ask if I might want to create just that.\u00a0I was tired of clicking on someone’s “Cozy Mystery Books List”\u00a0thinking that I would magically see all sorts of authors from whom I could pick. Most of the lists consisted of a handful of authors with a smattering of their books. I wanted more!<\/p>\n
So, a few years ago I slowly started constructing the site. I have to admit that most of the computer functions I do by rote memory… I don’t know why I click, drag, double-click,\u00a0“control A C,” or “control V” >>> I don’t need to know why or how, as long as it works.<\/p>\n
And, thanks to a whole lot of site readers, I have added a whole lot more Cozy Mystery authors to the site and I have\u00a0 discovered many new\u00a0Cozy Mystery authors who I now consider “my authors.” These are authors who I include on my personal “Must Read” list… authors who have given me\u00a0crime-filled hours of enjoyment. THANKS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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