Picking up where we left off, I want to share some uncanny synchronicities that inspired me in the early days of writing my debut murder mystery, The Etiquette of Murder . The first arrived in mid-January, right after I’d finalized the plot. With the new year just beginning, I checked my horoscope on a whim. To my amazement (and I kid you not), it essentially said, “You will be blessed with the ability to complete any work or project that has been stalled for several years.”