Joseph D'Agnese 10/1/26 Joseph D'Agnese 10/1/26

Joe’s Spookiest Hits

Since Halloween is creeping up the calendar, I thought it would be a good idea to list my spookiest work in one spot so people can find them easily. (I can’t believe I’ve never done this!) But just what is Halloween fare? Is it all horror? Demons? Ghosts? Domestic suspense that turns creepy? Turns out, I’ve written quite a bit that fits all those vibes.

Understand: I’m a multi-genre writer who mostly writes crime fiction. But when I sit down to write, I don’t really know what’s going to come out on the other end. More often than not, I end up mashing

Joseph D'Agnese 3/31/26 Joseph D'Agnese 3/31/26

The REAL Story About the Kid Who Lost a Tooth at Disneyland

There are lot of stories online about small children who lost teeth while visiting Disneyland or Disney World and how the Disney Cast Members made that adorable rite of passage into something special for the young visiting child. There are even Disney blogs that coach parents on what do if their family is about to visit one of the Disney properties when one of their kids is likely to lose a tooth. That’s all lovely, and go ahead and follow all the sweet advice you can glean. But to my mind, there is really only one lost Disney tooth story, and it’s the only one I’ve encountered in a Disney-related book…

Joseph D'Agnese 2/21/25 Joseph D'Agnese 2/21/25

Work-Life Balance for Writers?

I went looking for advice on work-balance for writers. Hoping to get inspired, I studied the lives of writers going back to the 1930s.

Well, I shouldn’t have. Their circumstances were so different from modern life that the secrets of their success probably would not work for writers today. But their stories are still inspirational.

That’s what I’m talking about today at SleuthSayers, in an article I’m calling…