Paula J Howell

How to enjoy the end of the summer months...

Do you have signed books? Which author have you met and now have a signed book with their signature that you will treasure forever?

Or which author would you like to meet in person to get their book and autograph? 📖✍️❤️

Seems like an odd way to relax but...whatever. 😂 You be you boo, and he will! ❤ 🐈

Happy Friday!! ❤ Here's to a long weekend to relax and also focus on writing. And here's to a great day to you! ☺

Me: *Walks out of bookstore with armload of books* 📚📚
Spouse: *shakes head in disappointment*
Me: In my defense, I was left unsupervised. 🤷‍♀️

The feeling of picking up a good book after a stressful day... could anything be better?

Looking for your next mystery series? Check out the Jorja Matthews Mystery Series, a PI series set in a local PNW town! Add it to your

I cannot remember the books I've read anymore than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

Seriously... from the chapter books I read as a kid in grade school, to the books series I read, and also write, that pull me in and allow me to escape into a whole new world... I will always be in love with reading, and with writing. ❤️

Books I've bought:
Books I've actually read:
Eventually I'll get to them all! 😂

Beautiful day for a walk with Jozee in the forest! 🌲🐾🐕🐾🌲

Cozy up with a cozy mystery read. 📖☕ Dive into Ignorance is Bliss and let the journey begin!

Do you own multiple copies of the same book? 🤔 I'll go first and say "I do!" 🙋‍♀️

These are all from last weekend when the PNW just couldn't seem to make its mind up. This week is about the same variation. ☁⛅🌧🌦🌩🌥🌤🌞 I think summer and fall are already duking 💪 it out for their claim to the season. 😂

Each book was a world unto itself, and in it I took refuge - Alberto Manguel ❤️

Looking for a new mystery series? Stop what you're doing right now. Go on the road with The Road Trip Mystery Series and enjoy solving mysteries along the way! 🗺🔎🛣

If I had a dollar for every page I wrote while a cat is snuggled on my lap... 😍

You don't spend your life hanging around books without learning a thing or two. ~Lemony Snicket~ 📚📚

Using my Monday mug on a Thursday... ☕ Not sure what that says about today. 😌 And yes I have different favorite mugs for different days of the week... ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕ Not sure what that says about me! 😂

Here's a tip when anyone questions your book-buying habits. 😂

It's true!

That feeling when you open the book to the exact page you left off, without a bookmark.

Happy Monday! ☕ Still settling in after a very busy weekend... Which ended at a local county fair where one of the barns was FULL of handmade quilts. We were asked to vote on our favorite, so I'm sure it's no surprise which one I voted on. ☺ Isn't this book shelf quilt amazing?? 😍

Too funny... 😂

Happy Sunday! ☕☕☕

I love this little typewriter... It comes with me whenever I have events and never fails to cause visitors, young and old, to test it to see if the keys are real. 😂

And stop by my tent if your young ones want to take a color book and crayons home with them! ☺

If you're at the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 at the Tenino Arts Creative Market and have little ones, make sure you visit the kids tent where they can color, make buttons, and leave their mark with chalk art!

I'm all set up and ready to meet and greet readers and mystery fans at the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 at the Tenino Arts Creative Market !! 😍

Tomorrow is market day! 🎉 It's going to be gorgeous day and they'll be plenty to see and do! With the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 at the Tenino Arts Creative Market plus the Farmer's Market across the street and local shops nearby, doesn't matter your age, there's something for everyone! 🤩 And if it gets too hot, you can head over to the shady park and also the quarry pool to cool off!! 🌞 🥵 💦 ☺️

My newsletter went out yesterday and I claimed not to have killed off my garden 🌹🌻 even with the regular high temps. 🌞 Thought I'd offer some proof. 😂

If you have young ones, this Saturday will be a great day to visit not only the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 at the Tenino Arts Creative Market, but you will also find lots of fun at the Farmer's Market across the street!

Still working on the paperback of the second, but if you enjoy eBooks, both are available!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLKWG83J