Mary Lee Ashford
Des Moines
Iowa United StatesContact: maryleeashford@gmail.comPen Name(s): Mary Lee Ashford, Sparkle Abbey
Iowa United StatesContact: maryleeashford@gmail.comPen Name(s): Mary Lee Ashford, Sparkle Abbey
Games of Scones, Risky Biscuits, Quiche of Death, Night of the Living Bread, Desperate Housedogs, Get Fluffy, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, Yip/Tuck, Fifty Shades of Greyhound, The Girl with the Dachshund Tattoo, Downton Tabby, Raiders of the Lost Bark, Barking with the Stars, The Dogfather, Project Dogway
Sugar & Spice Mysteries, Pampered Pets Mysteries
Amateur Sleuth, Cozy
Here We Go Again
Craft, Subject Expertise, The Business of Writing
Available to speak to book clubs, writers groups, and libraries on a variety of writing topics, such as creativity, plotting, deep POV, writing a series, and the business of publishing.
Mary Lee Ashford is a mystery author living in the Midwest. She loves encouraging other writers and is the founding president of SinC-Iowa, the Iowa chapter of Sisters in Crime. She is also a member of Novelists, Inc., Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime National. In addition to writing the Sugar & Spice Mysteries, Mary Lee also writes as half of the writing team, Sparkle Abbey, who pens the national best-selling Pampered Pets Mystery Series. Prior to publishing, Mary Lee won first place in the Daphne du Maurier Kiss of Death contest. She is an avid reader and supporter of public libraries and also teaches a university level class on creativity.