Writing non-fiction for wannabe achievers, goal-setters, and fiction writers. Writing cozy mysteries that make women smile.
(If you are looking for my writers’ guide, click the “My Non-Fiction Works” tab above.)
Hello! My name is Denise Miller Holmes, The Witty Wise Woman. I write non-fiction guides for creative writers, success and self-improvement books for everyone, and Cozy Mystery stories for those that like their mysteries with strong female characters. Of course, everything is written in a fun style!
If you are looking for stories with mystery, love, and wit, then you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking for stories that you, as a woman, can relate to, you’ve also found a home.
If fiction doesn’t float your boat and you want to know more about how to succeed and improve yourself, my summary and commentary on Atomic Habits is coming soon. If you want to improve as a fiction writer, you need to see my writers’ guide, How to Write Characters Who Are Fascinating and Likeable (Click on the “My Non-Fiction Works” tab above.)
My books are intelligent, but not pretentious. If you want to ignore the underlying themes of my fiction (how does a person’s quest for knowledge affect her?) or the implied social philosophies (women offer society a unique perspective and should be listened to), then you can just enjoy the funny dialogue and delightful plots! If you love the deeper side of things, that layer is definitely there for you.
One caveat: if you’re looking for romps in the bedroom, you’ll have to go elsewhere. My fiction is clean. Although sometimes characters have sex, there’s a fade-out at the kiss.
My fiction has not been released yet, but my first novella is due in 2023 (my hubby thinks it’s more like 3023). It will show up here under Fiction when it is (released, that is.)
In the meantime, I am writing the first of a “Success and Self-Improvement Line,” called, Atomic Habits: Summary and Commentary: for Goal-Setters and Wannabe Achievers, with Special Insights for Writers. I am pushing for this to be released in 2022.
If you are a writer and are interested in my non-fiction, you can click on the “My Non-Fiction Works” tab at the top of this page and it will show you all my writers’ guides (right now, there’s only one, but more are coming!).
My latest release is How to Write Characters Who Are Fascinating and LIkeable: Amazing Heroes, Antiheroes, and Villains. It’s both in Kindle and in paper. Woo-hoo!
My non-fiction is what they call “edutainment,” which means I make you smile while information flows into your cranium.
Sign up for my newsletter “Success with a Smile,” which is for “Goal-Setters, Wannabe Achievers, and Writers and Readers of Fiction.” Click the menu link above that says “Newsletter.” It comes every two months.