ABOUT ME
Mindy Carlson is the Silver Falchion-nominated author of the leather jacket cozy Her Dying Day. Her newest short story “AITA for Using My Husband’s Hobby to Teach Him a Lesson,” appears in the audio anthology Myopic Duplicity. A Midwestern girl at heart, she lives outside Washington, DC with her two kids, two cats, and one economist husband. With a Masters in Organization Development, you’d think her office would be more organized, but, no. She’s continually surrounded by stacks of books, knitting yarn, half-filled tea cups, and sleeping cats.
And that’s how she likes it.
Books
“Charming … twisty plot delivers more than one surprise.” ~ Publishers Weekly
“Her Dying Day is an intriguing, fast-paced, voice-driven mystery with an amateur filmmaker who’s trying to solve a two-decades old suspected murder. This story is packed with twists and turns galore to keep you guessing, and you can’t help but root for June as she tries to untangle, and gets caught up in, an intricate web of lies.” —Hannah Mary McKinnon, bestselling author of You Will Remember Me
Order Here!
Featuring the Short Story AITA for Using My Husband’s Hobby to Teach Him a Lesson.
“BRAVO, Mindy Carlson! AITA had me howling with laughter one minutes and awe-struck by the ingenious storytelling the next. Fans of Elle Cosimano will devour this!” ~ May Cobb, bestselling author of THE HUNTING WIVES.
A self-made millionaire must save the life she’s carefully built from crumbling under the wrecking ball of her husband’s extreme midlife crisis. But, Reddit, did she go too far? AITA?
Order Here!
Developmental Editing Services
Are you stuck in your manuscript? Do you have a second or third draft that isn’t quite singing and you need fresh eyes to find issues with your plot, pacing, characters, or structure? I’m your gal! I charge $0.03 per word for a full developmental edit, which includes the initial reading, a summary of what’s working and what needs attention, and a second read after you’ve made changes. I work in Google Docs or Word and will use track changes to make my comments.
Or for $650 I’ll do a “vibe check” edit. The vibe check isn’t as extensive or detailed as the developmental edit and includes only one reading. I will make comments in the document and include a more abbreviated overview letter.
“My latest project was good, but it was missing something. I sent it to Mindy Carlson, and she helped me find it. I can’t say enough about working with her.” – Wes Browne, author of They All Fall the Same, winner of the 2025 The Weatherford Award for Fiction, one Book Riot’s The Best Books of 2025 (So Far), and one of Goodreads’ 2025’s Biggest Mysteries and Thrillers.
“Mindy’s manuscript feedback is smart and insightful. Her comments make it clear she “gets” my writing, while also offering clever ways to improve it. The process of receiving feedback can be fraught and intimidating, but Mindy’s notes always leave me feeling excited and energized to dive back into my manuscript and make it the best it can be.” – Cayce Osborne, author of I Know What You Did.
- Developmental Editor for Hire
- Tug-of-War
- She’s LIVE!!
- Books for a Blizzard
- The Truth about Writer’s Block
Subscribe
Click the link above to sign up for a monthly newsletter with the latest blog posts and exclusive content.
Mindy Carlson 