M.L. Hamilton
@authormlhamilton.bsky.social
Mystery and Fantasy Author of Over 75 Books
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Escaping Enemies is available now for order in eBook, print and audiobook formats!! Great for your holiday travel reading and listening. www.amazon.com/Escaping-Ene... #booksky #newbook #holidayreads2025
Most traditional cozies = first-person + one narrator.
My series = third-person with alternating scenes from Zion and Tate 📘✨
It lets the mystery unfold from both sides.🔍🌟
#CozyMystery #WritingInsight #AmWriting #FictionTalk #booksky
My series = third-person with alternating scenes from Zion and Tate 📘✨
It lets the mystery unfold from both sides.🔍🌟
#CozyMystery #WritingInsight #AmWriting #FictionTalk #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Most traditional cozies = first-person + one narrator.
My series = third-person with alternating scenes from Zion and Tate 📘✨
It lets the mystery unfold from both sides.🔍🌟
#CozyMystery #WritingInsight #AmWriting #FictionTalk #booksky
My series = third-person with alternating scenes from Zion and Tate 📘✨
It lets the mystery unfold from both sides.🔍🌟
#CozyMystery #WritingInsight #AmWriting #FictionTalk #booksky
I usually write in my office, but every now and then I head into my secret garden for a change of scenery 🌿✨
Nothing like a peaceful corner of nature to spark creativity 🍃💚
#WritingLife #CreativeSpace #NatureLover #GardenMoments #booksky
Nothing like a peaceful corner of nature to spark creativity 🍃💚
#WritingLife #CreativeSpace #NatureLover #GardenMoments #booksky
December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I usually write in my office, but every now and then I head into my secret garden for a change of scenery 🌿✨
Nothing like a peaceful corner of nature to spark creativity 🍃💚
#WritingLife #CreativeSpace #NatureLover #GardenMoments #booksky
Nothing like a peaceful corner of nature to spark creativity 🍃💚
#WritingLife #CreativeSpace #NatureLover #GardenMoments #booksky
For 30 years, I taught journalism at EGHS. It was hard to turn over a 100-year-old publication, but it was time.
I'm so proud that the new advisor and her staff have taken the publication forward. Bravo, Antlerette!
elkgroveantlerette.com/2147/feature...
#futureofjournalism #futureofmedia
I'm so proud that the new advisor and her staff have taken the publication forward. Bravo, Antlerette!
elkgroveantlerette.com/2147/feature...
#futureofjournalism #futureofmedia
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For 30 years, I taught journalism at EGHS. It was hard to turn over a 100-year-old publication, but it was time.
I'm so proud that the new advisor and her staff have taken the publication forward. Bravo, Antlerette!
elkgroveantlerette.com/2147/feature...
#futureofjournalism #futureofmedia
I'm so proud that the new advisor and her staff have taken the publication forward. Bravo, Antlerette!
elkgroveantlerette.com/2147/feature...
#futureofjournalism #futureofmedia
The Zion Sawyer series is especially fun to write thanks to all the wonderfully chaotic characters in Zion’s world 😂📚
If you’ve read the series, you’ll understand this collection of items.
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #ZionSawyer #CreativeProcess #booksky
If you’ve read the series, you’ll understand this collection of items.
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #ZionSawyer #CreativeProcess #booksky
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Zion Sawyer series is especially fun to write thanks to all the wonderfully chaotic characters in Zion’s world 😂📚
If you’ve read the series, you’ll understand this collection of items.
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #ZionSawyer #CreativeProcess #booksky
If you’ve read the series, you’ll understand this collection of items.
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #ZionSawyer #CreativeProcess #booksky
A touch of beauty on this cold December day ❄️💜
Irises are endlessly amazing—elegant, bold, and vibrant. 🌸
#NatureBeauty #Irises #WinterVibes #SimpleMagic #booksky
Irises are endlessly amazing—elegant, bold, and vibrant. 🌸
#NatureBeauty #Irises #WinterVibes #SimpleMagic #booksky
December 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A touch of beauty on this cold December day ❄️💜
Irises are endlessly amazing—elegant, bold, and vibrant. 🌸
#NatureBeauty #Irises #WinterVibes #SimpleMagic #booksky
Irises are endlessly amazing—elegant, bold, and vibrant. 🌸
#NatureBeauty #Irises #WinterVibes #SimpleMagic #booksky
Progress update on Cafe Amaretto ☕📖
Not a big week, but next week I’m ready to dig in. Step one: reread what I’ve already got to get the story moving again ✍️😅
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WIPUpdate #CreativeProcess #booksky
Not a big week, but next week I’m ready to dig in. Step one: reread what I’ve already got to get the story moving again ✍️😅
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WIPUpdate #CreativeProcess #booksky
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Progress update on Cafe Amaretto ☕📖
Not a big week, but next week I’m ready to dig in. Step one: reread what I’ve already got to get the story moving again ✍️😅
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WIPUpdate #CreativeProcess #booksky
Not a big week, but next week I’m ready to dig in. Step one: reread what I’ve already got to get the story moving again ✍️😅
#WritingLife #AmWriting #WIPUpdate #CreativeProcess #booksky
Coming up with character names always trips me up. 🤔✍️
When my memory fails, I pull out my old baby name book—over twenty years old and gloriously dogeared. Still one of the best tool on my shelf 📚💛
#WritingLife #CharacterNames #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #booksky
When my memory fails, I pull out my old baby name book—over twenty years old and gloriously dogeared. Still one of the best tool on my shelf 📚💛
#WritingLife #CharacterNames #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #booksky
December 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Coming up with character names always trips me up. 🤔✍️
When my memory fails, I pull out my old baby name book—over twenty years old and gloriously dogeared. Still one of the best tool on my shelf 📚💛
#WritingLife #CharacterNames #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #booksky
When my memory fails, I pull out my old baby name book—over twenty years old and gloriously dogeared. Still one of the best tool on my shelf 📚💛
#WritingLife #CharacterNames #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #booksky
For half a year, my daughter-in-law and I have assigned each other reading “homework”. 📚💛
Sharing some of our picks today—along with a couple of my grandbabies’ favorites. 🥰📖
#ReadingLife #BookRecommendations #FamilyReads #ReadersChat #booksky
Sharing some of our picks today—along with a couple of my grandbabies’ favorites. 🥰📖
#ReadingLife #BookRecommendations #FamilyReads #ReadersChat #booksky
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For half a year, my daughter-in-law and I have assigned each other reading “homework”. 📚💛
Sharing some of our picks today—along with a couple of my grandbabies’ favorites. 🥰📖
#ReadingLife #BookRecommendations #FamilyReads #ReadersChat #booksky
Sharing some of our picks today—along with a couple of my grandbabies’ favorites. 🥰📖
#ReadingLife #BookRecommendations #FamilyReads #ReadersChat #booksky
I was asked over the weekend how I come up with writing topics. 🤔✍️
Truth is, most of them show up while I’m asleep. I keep a pen and paper nearby so I can write them down before they vanish into the ether. 🌙💭
#WritingLife #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #NightIdeas #booksky
Truth is, most of them show up while I’m asleep. I keep a pen and paper nearby so I can write them down before they vanish into the ether. 🌙💭
#WritingLife #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #NightIdeas #booksky
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I was asked over the weekend how I come up with writing topics. 🤔✍️
Truth is, most of them show up while I’m asleep. I keep a pen and paper nearby so I can write them down before they vanish into the ether. 🌙💭
#WritingLife #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #NightIdeas #booksky
Truth is, most of them show up while I’m asleep. I keep a pen and paper nearby so I can write them down before they vanish into the ether. 🌙💭
#WritingLife #CreativeProcess #AmWriting #NightIdeas #booksky
Writers know research can get interesting. 😅
Today I bounced from Corcoran Prison to famous bank robberies to wedding cake flavors, napkin folding, and unique wedding dresses.
My browser is very confused 😂
#WritingLife #ResearchRabbitHole #booksky
Today I bounced from Corcoran Prison to famous bank robberies to wedding cake flavors, napkin folding, and unique wedding dresses.
My browser is very confused 😂
#WritingLife #ResearchRabbitHole #booksky
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Writers know research can get interesting. 😅
Today I bounced from Corcoran Prison to famous bank robberies to wedding cake flavors, napkin folding, and unique wedding dresses.
My browser is very confused 😂
#WritingLife #ResearchRabbitHole #booksky
Today I bounced from Corcoran Prison to famous bank robberies to wedding cake flavors, napkin folding, and unique wedding dresses.
My browser is very confused 😂
#WritingLife #ResearchRabbitHole #booksky
Escaping Enemies is available now for order in eBook, print and audiobook formats!! Great for your holiday travel reading and listening. www.amazon.com/Escaping-Ene... #booksky #newbook #holidayreads2025
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Escaping Enemies is available now for order in eBook, print and audiobook formats!! Great for your holiday travel reading and listening. www.amazon.com/Escaping-Ene... #booksky #newbook #holidayreads2025
Had an incredibly lovely Thanksgiving with the entire family 🦃💛
Now it’s time for a very well-earned nap 😴
#Thanksgiving #FamilyTime #HolidayRest #CozyVibes #booksky
Now it’s time for a very well-earned nap 😴
#Thanksgiving #FamilyTime #HolidayRest #CozyVibes #booksky
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Had an incredibly lovely Thanksgiving with the entire family 🦃💛
Now it’s time for a very well-earned nap 😴
#Thanksgiving #FamilyTime #HolidayRest #CozyVibes #booksky
Now it’s time for a very well-earned nap 😴
#Thanksgiving #FamilyTime #HolidayRest #CozyVibes #booksky
The holidays slowed my writing pace this week 🦃😅
Still managed to finish a chapter, though, so I’m counting it as a win. ✍️📚
#WritingLife #AmWriting #HolidaySeason #ProgressWins #booksky
Still managed to finish a chapter, though, so I’m counting it as a win. ✍️📚
#WritingLife #AmWriting #HolidaySeason #ProgressWins #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The holidays slowed my writing pace this week 🦃😅
Still managed to finish a chapter, though, so I’m counting it as a win. ✍️📚
#WritingLife #AmWriting #HolidaySeason #ProgressWins #booksky
Still managed to finish a chapter, though, so I’m counting it as a win. ✍️📚
#WritingLife #AmWriting #HolidaySeason #ProgressWins #booksky
My three-year-old granddaughter wanted lemonade today 🍋💛
Good thing my lemon tree makes more lemons than fleas on a dog 😂🐶
#FamilyMoments #GrandmaLife #DailyJoy #LemonLove #booksky
Good thing my lemon tree makes more lemons than fleas on a dog 😂🐶
#FamilyMoments #GrandmaLife #DailyJoy #LemonLove #booksky
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My three-year-old granddaughter wanted lemonade today 🍋💛
Good thing my lemon tree makes more lemons than fleas on a dog 😂🐶
#FamilyMoments #GrandmaLife #DailyJoy #LemonLove #booksky
Good thing my lemon tree makes more lemons than fleas on a dog 😂🐶
#FamilyMoments #GrandmaLife #DailyJoy #LemonLove #booksky
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂
If you could pull up an extra chair for one fictional character, who’s joining your dinner tonight and what would you ask them? 📚🗣️
#Thanksgiving #ReadersChat #FictionLove #HolidayFun #booksky
If you could pull up an extra chair for one fictional character, who’s joining your dinner tonight and what would you ask them? 📚🗣️
#Thanksgiving #ReadersChat #FictionLove #HolidayFun #booksky
November 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂
If you could pull up an extra chair for one fictional character, who’s joining your dinner tonight and what would you ask them? 📚🗣️
#Thanksgiving #ReadersChat #FictionLove #HolidayFun #booksky
If you could pull up an extra chair for one fictional character, who’s joining your dinner tonight and what would you ask them? 📚🗣️
#Thanksgiving #ReadersChat #FictionLove #HolidayFun #booksky
Started the holidays just right—apple picking and wine tasting with my youngest and his girlfriend 🍎🍷✨
Simple moments.
#FamilyTime #HolidaySeason #AutumnVibes #MakingMemories #booksky
Simple moments.
#FamilyTime #HolidaySeason #AutumnVibes #MakingMemories #booksky
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Started the holidays just right—apple picking and wine tasting with my youngest and his girlfriend 🍎🍷✨
Simple moments.
#FamilyTime #HolidaySeason #AutumnVibes #MakingMemories #booksky
Simple moments.
#FamilyTime #HolidaySeason #AutumnVibes #MakingMemories #booksky
Building Zion Sawyer’s world has been fun—especially the pun-tastic businesses😄
Her café, the Caffeinator, started as a sci-fi coffee shop before Vivian turned it Victorian. And the street around it? Fast & Furriest, Cut & Print, Fret No More, and Hammer Tyme. 😂☕
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #booksky
Her café, the Caffeinator, started as a sci-fi coffee shop before Vivian turned it Victorian. And the street around it? Fast & Furriest, Cut & Print, Fret No More, and Hammer Tyme. 😂☕
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Building Zion Sawyer’s world has been fun—especially the pun-tastic businesses😄
Her café, the Caffeinator, started as a sci-fi coffee shop before Vivian turned it Victorian. And the street around it? Fast & Furriest, Cut & Print, Fret No More, and Hammer Tyme. 😂☕
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #booksky
Her café, the Caffeinator, started as a sci-fi coffee shop before Vivian turned it Victorian. And the street around it? Fast & Furriest, Cut & Print, Fret No More, and Hammer Tyme. 😂☕
#CozyMystery #WritingLife #booksky
A tiny green tin 💚🧠
Before a FFB meeting years ago, participants received green putty to help with tough discussions. I still use mine today, especially when I'm writing.
Any other writers rely on sensory tools to get the ideas flowing?
#WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #Creativity #booksky
Before a FFB meeting years ago, participants received green putty to help with tough discussions. I still use mine today, especially when I'm writing.
Any other writers rely on sensory tools to get the ideas flowing?
#WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #Creativity #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A tiny green tin 💚🧠
Before a FFB meeting years ago, participants received green putty to help with tough discussions. I still use mine today, especially when I'm writing.
Any other writers rely on sensory tools to get the ideas flowing?
#WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #Creativity #booksky
Before a FFB meeting years ago, participants received green putty to help with tough discussions. I still use mine today, especially when I'm writing.
Any other writers rely on sensory tools to get the ideas flowing?
#WritingLife #AuthorCommunity #Creativity #booksky
Gratitude Post 💛
This pistache tree might be the messiest thing in my yard, but when it glows with autumn color, it reminds me of my dad and it always makes me smile. It was his favorite tree.🍂🌳❤️
#AutumnDays #FallColors #NatureThoughts #FamilyMemories #booksky
This pistache tree might be the messiest thing in my yard, but when it glows with autumn color, it reminds me of my dad and it always makes me smile. It was his favorite tree.🍂🌳❤️
#AutumnDays #FallColors #NatureThoughts #FamilyMemories #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Gratitude Post 💛
This pistache tree might be the messiest thing in my yard, but when it glows with autumn color, it reminds me of my dad and it always makes me smile. It was his favorite tree.🍂🌳❤️
#AutumnDays #FallColors #NatureThoughts #FamilyMemories #booksky
This pistache tree might be the messiest thing in my yard, but when it glows with autumn color, it reminds me of my dad and it always makes me smile. It was his favorite tree.🍂🌳❤️
#AutumnDays #FallColors #NatureThoughts #FamilyMemories #booksky
Week 3 writing progress! ✍️✨
Got a lot more done this week, and the story’s shape is finally coming together. Still tough, though. Last books always are. So many threads to tie up!
#booksky #WritingCommunity #SeriesFinale
Got a lot more done this week, and the story’s shape is finally coming together. Still tough, though. Last books always are. So many threads to tie up!
#booksky #WritingCommunity #SeriesFinale
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Week 3 writing progress! ✍️✨
Got a lot more done this week, and the story’s shape is finally coming together. Still tough, though. Last books always are. So many threads to tie up!
#booksky #WritingCommunity #SeriesFinale
Got a lot more done this week, and the story’s shape is finally coming together. Still tough, though. Last books always are. So many threads to tie up!
#booksky #WritingCommunity #SeriesFinale
Rereading An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and was struck again by that eerie watch ticking. Bierce turns a tiny sound into pure dread. ⏱️😮
Building tension is such a delicate art for writers, but when it lands, it’s unforgettable. 📚🎨
#amreading #writingcommunity #shortstories #literature #booksky
Building tension is such a delicate art for writers, but when it lands, it’s unforgettable. 📚🎨
#amreading #writingcommunity #shortstories #literature #booksky
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Rereading An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and was struck again by that eerie watch ticking. Bierce turns a tiny sound into pure dread. ⏱️😮
Building tension is such a delicate art for writers, but when it lands, it’s unforgettable. 📚🎨
#amreading #writingcommunity #shortstories #literature #booksky
Building tension is such a delicate art for writers, but when it lands, it’s unforgettable. 📚🎨
#amreading #writingcommunity #shortstories #literature #booksky
Mystery characters love hiding their secrets, usually in the weirdest spots 🕵️♂️📚
If you had to hide something in your house, where would it go?
I’d pick my not-quite-attic—a creepy crawlspace you enter through the upstairs bathroom.😅🏚️
#CozyMystery #MysteryReads #ReadersOfBluesky #booksky
If you had to hide something in your house, where would it go?
I’d pick my not-quite-attic—a creepy crawlspace you enter through the upstairs bathroom.😅🏚️
#CozyMystery #MysteryReads #ReadersOfBluesky #booksky
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Mystery characters love hiding their secrets, usually in the weirdest spots 🕵️♂️📚
If you had to hide something in your house, where would it go?
I’d pick my not-quite-attic—a creepy crawlspace you enter through the upstairs bathroom.😅🏚️
#CozyMystery #MysteryReads #ReadersOfBluesky #booksky
If you had to hide something in your house, where would it go?
I’d pick my not-quite-attic—a creepy crawlspace you enter through the upstairs bathroom.😅🏚️
#CozyMystery #MysteryReads #ReadersOfBluesky #booksky
One charm of cozy mysteries is that the sleuth isn't in law enforcement. They’re regular folks who stumble into trouble. 🕵️♀️💫
Zion Sawyer, my series protagonist, becomes an unexpected investigator after her biological mother’s death pulls her in. 📚✨
#CozyMystery #MysteryBooks #BookCommunity #booksky
Zion Sawyer, my series protagonist, becomes an unexpected investigator after her biological mother’s death pulls her in. 📚✨
#CozyMystery #MysteryBooks #BookCommunity #booksky
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
One charm of cozy mysteries is that the sleuth isn't in law enforcement. They’re regular folks who stumble into trouble. 🕵️♀️💫
Zion Sawyer, my series protagonist, becomes an unexpected investigator after her biological mother’s death pulls her in. 📚✨
#CozyMystery #MysteryBooks #BookCommunity #booksky
Zion Sawyer, my series protagonist, becomes an unexpected investigator after her biological mother’s death pulls her in. 📚✨
#CozyMystery #MysteryBooks #BookCommunity #booksky
My AP English teacher had us read Native Son, and it’s a book that has lingered with me for decades. 📘🖤
Which book has stuck with you long after you finished it?
#booksky #BookChat #HauntingReads #BookCommunity
Which book has stuck with you long after you finished it?
#booksky #BookChat #HauntingReads #BookCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My AP English teacher had us read Native Son, and it’s a book that has lingered with me for decades. 📘🖤
Which book has stuck with you long after you finished it?
#booksky #BookChat #HauntingReads #BookCommunity
Which book has stuck with you long after you finished it?
#booksky #BookChat #HauntingReads #BookCommunity
As a reader, two things hook me immediately: a striking cover and sharp back cover copy. 📘✨
And as an author? That tiny summary is somehow harder than writing the entire book. ✂️
#amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity #booklovers #booksky
And as an author? That tiny summary is somehow harder than writing the entire book. ✂️
#amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity #booklovers #booksky
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As a reader, two things hook me immediately: a striking cover and sharp back cover copy. 📘✨
And as an author? That tiny summary is somehow harder than writing the entire book. ✂️
#amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity #booklovers #booksky
And as an author? That tiny summary is somehow harder than writing the entire book. ✂️
#amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity #booklovers #booksky