Ghost and Camper Kooky Mysteries

Interview and Blog tour for Wheeler Dealer by Rita Moreau

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Debbie

It’s my pleasure to interview Rita Moreau about her writing and her new release, Wheeler Dealer that is on blog tour with Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours.

Hi, Rita. How long have you been published? What titles and/or series have you published and with which publisher? Have you self-published any titles? Please give details.

I have been published since 2012. Please see my website for all my published novels. ritamoreau.com

Tell us a little bit about your new book.

Mabel was married to a doctor and he dumped her for a bar fly. She decides to hit the road with her friend Lili and her husband Bob and purchases a vintage airstream. It comes with no extra charge with Irma, a ghost stuck in purgatory who needs to do good deeds for the living to get past the Pearly Gates. Seems solving murders with Mabel is very helpful.

Sounds like an interesting plot to me.

Describe your goals as a writer. What do you hope to achieve in the next few years? What are you planning to do to reach these goals?

To write at least 2 novels a year. My writing to be considered for a streaming on Netflix etc. But my real goal is to give my readers a break from whatever life has thrown their way. I am writing books that can be read in 2 hours – say while you are undergoing chemo.

Great goals.

What type of reader are you hoping to attract? Who do you believe would be most interested in reading your books?

Readers of cozy mystery.

What advice would you give other authors or those still trying to get published?

Don’t shy away from self-publishing. Attempting to get an agent or publisher can take years. That’s why I decided to self-publish. I was in my 60’s and now 70s. Not a lot of time to waste on trying to get an agent or publisher.

I can relate to that, as I’m sure other self-published and Indie writers can.

What particular challenges and struggles did you face before first becoming published?

Getting to the end. My dear husband who has passed was my lighting rod and kept me going.

Awww. Sorry to hear that.

Do you belong to any writing groups? Which ones?

Sisters in Crime, Authors Guild.

I’m also a member of Sisters in Crime. I’ve been thinking of joining the Authors Guild.

What are your hobbies and interests besides writing?

I teach group fitness classes and play pickleball.

Nice. I enjoy walking, yoga, and weight training.

What do you like most and least about being an author? What is your toughest challenge?

Solidarity. Motivation to keep writing on a consistent basis.

What do you like about writing cozy mysteries?

My characters have become good friends. They now write the book for me.

I know that feeling.

Can you share a short excerpt from your latest title or upcoming release?

I’ll attach in a separate file.

Is there anything else you’d like our readers to know about you or your books?

I write for you and welcome feedback.

Please list your social media links, website, blog, etc. and include some book cover graphics and author photos if possible.

ritamoreau.com

Thanks so much for the interview, Rita, and best wishes on your new release. I’m sharing your blog tour below.

Wheeler-Dealer – A Ghost & Camper Kooky Mystery
by Rita Moreau

About Wheeler-Dealer

Wheeler-Dealer Ghost & Camper Kooky Mystery
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Independently published (April 1, 2021)
Paperback: 332 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8676266394
Digital ASIN: B08YP5NJNV

Solving a murder might raise her spirits. But will it spring her spectral friend from Purgatory?

Mabel Gold still isn’t sure what happened. Traded by her husband for a busty bimbo the same age as their youngest daughter, the feisty sixty-something rejects the retirement community and heads west in a vintage camper. But the RV comes complete with a ghost who needs a good deed to get into Heaven, and cracking open a homicide at their first stop in Savannah could give them both a new lease on life.

Determined to dig up the dirt on the dead wheeler-dealer, Mabel and her phantom companion tackle the crime. But with two rich dudes from Dubai, a Willie Nelson lookalike mobster, and a widow nicknamed The Barracuda all on the suspect list, conjuring up the truth could take a real live miracle.

Can Mabel catch the killer before she’s the next soul crashing the Pearly Gates?

Wheeler-Dealer is the high-spirited first book in the hilarious Ghost & the Camper kooky mystery series. If you like golden-girl sleuths, zany characters, and sardonic humor, then you’ll love Rita Moreau’s witty whodunit.

About Rita Moreau

Rita Moreau is the author of two cozy with a lot of kooky mystery series: The Mary Catherine Mahoney series and The Ghost & Camper series.

A workaholic by nature, upon retirement, Rita Moreau began to work on her bucket list, writing a book. Traveling the national parks with her husband, George in a vintage Bluebird motor home (on George’s list), Rita completed her first novel, Bribing Saint Anthony. Back home, she was having so much fun she completed four more novels in the Mary Catherine Mahoney mystery series. The year we entered the twilight zone, Rita decided to put this time to good use and wrote the first two novels in a new Ghost & the Camper mystery series. She kept going. The third in the series – Murder in the Badlands released fall 2021 and Murder in the Rockies released fall of 2022. Murder in Wacky Florida in 2023 and Murder in Wacka-Doodle Florida in 2023.

Rita lives in a postcard called Florida where George, the love of her life, always had fun telling everyone he’s the author’s husband. He was her lightning rod. Rita lost George in December 2021. She honors his memory daily. He lived life to the fullest. When not writing she joins PatZi Gil on the Joy on Paper radio program with Book Buzz Mysteries, or you can find her teaching Silver Sneaker fitness classes and walking the beach. She loves connecting with readers. Visit her at http://www.RitaMoreau.com and sign up for her newsletters and download a free copy of the Russian & Aunt Sophia.

Visit her at www.RitaMoreau.com or find her on Facebook at facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor and say hello.

Author Links

Website – http://www.ritamoreau.com

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor/

GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6587803.Rita_Moreau

Purchase Link – Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

May 26 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

May 27 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST

May 28 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

May 28 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

May 29 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

May 30 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

May 30 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

May 31 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

May 31 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT

June 1 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW

June 2 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

June 2 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

June 3 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST

June 4 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

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Guest Post by Rita Moreau, Author of Wheeler Dealer, the First Ghost and Camper Kooky Cozy Mystery

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Debbie

Guest Post by Rita Moreau

One of the questions I have been asked – well in the past when we did book launches in real life – was how do you write a book? I would like to do that, but I don’t know where to start.

I responded you write one word at a time. Not the magic answer they were looking for but it’s the truth because the bottom line is you must write, and you have to write every day and consistently.

In today’s climate writers are writing at a fast pace. Books are done in a month. Why? Readers in today’s climate will not wait a year unless you are a very well-known author. I have tried to write at a faster clip but its not easy. The pandemic in a way was helpful in that regard because I had no other distractions. I taught group fitness classes and for me it was my socialization. Writing is solitary and lonely and hard. When that went away, I was like all of us in lockdown and I sat and wrote. Last year I started a new series and have two books in the series complete and working on the third one. I have it down to about 4 months to finish a book taking into time for editing and formatting and book covers.

The other question or answer to questions I have given new authors or those who want to write is that you must hire a professional editor. You must take the time to learn about editing. For example, do you know there are different types of editing? When I first realized I needed an editor I asked an author who was speaking at an event about editing and how to go about finding an editor. I was floored with the answer – “I have three editors”. Well now I have three editors or have worked with three, a developmental, a copy and line editor and a proofreader. Not to mention beta readers who seem to catch issues your editors may have missed. I also have found reading the manuscript out loud to be extremely helpful. You will catch so much if you take the time to read your work out loud. Sometimes writing in longhand is helpful. I use it when I’m first sitting down to write a new novel. It helps me with my outline. I am more of a plotter but not detailed. I have a outline but use it more as a guide. Recently I have found I can write the ending before I reach the end. It helps me because I know where I am going. It may not turn out to be the end but it gets me past any writers block.

Finally, if you can accept the fact that more than likely you are not going to sell your book to Netflix or you are not going to make a bundle or you are not going to make the best seller list you will finally relax and take that pressure off your shoulders. And then who knows – you might write that book that makes it to the big or little screen. But still when I read a review and the reader tells me my words made them laugh and gave them a break from what they were going through in their everyday life than that is more than making a million dollars off the sale of your books. That’s the real joy on paper.

Wheeler-Dealer Ghost & Camper Kooky Mystery
by Rita Moreau

About Wheeler- Dealer

Solving a murder might raise her spirits. But will it spring her spectral friend from Purgatory?

Mabel Gold still isn’t sure what happened. Traded by her husband for a busty bimbo the same age as their youngest daughter, the feisty sixty-something rejects the retirement community and heads west in a vintage camper. But the RV comes complete with a ghost who needs a good deed to get into Heaven, and cracking open a homicide at their first stop in Savannah could give them both a new lease on life.

Determined to dig up the dirt on the dead wheeler-dealer, Mabel and her phantom companion tackle the crime. But with two rich dudes from Dubai, a Willie Nelson lookalike mobster, and a widow nicknamed The Barracuda all on the suspect list, conjuring up the truth could take a real live miracle.

Can Mabel catch the killer before she’s the next soul crashing the Pearly Gates?

Wheeler-Dealer is the high-spirited first book in the hilarious Ghost & the Camper kooky mystery series. If you like golden-girl sleuths, zany characters, and sardonic humor, then you’ll love Rita Moreau’s witty whodunit.

About Rita Moreau

Rita Moreau is the author of the Mary Catherine Mahoney Mystery series and the Ghost & Camper Kooky Mystery series.

A workaholic by nature, upon retirement, Rita Moreau began work on her bucket list, writing a book. Traveling the national parks with her husband George in a vintage Bluebird motor home, (on George’s list), Rita completed her first novel Bribing Saint Anthony. Back home she completed Nuns! Psychics! & Gypsies! OH! NO, Feisty Nuns and The Russian & Aunt Sophia and The House on Xenia. Last year when we entered the Twilight Zone Rita wrote the first two new novels in the Ghost & the Camper series. Rita and her husband live in a postcard called Florida where he has fun telling everyone he is the author’s husband. When not writing she joins PatZi Gil on the Joy on Paper radio program with Book Buzz Mysteries, or you can find her teaching SilverSneakers fitness classes and doing her best to keep busy. She loves connecting with readers. Visit her at http://www.RitaMoreau.com or find her on Facebook at facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor. She would love to hear from you.

Author Links

Website – http://www.ritamoreau.com

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/RitaMoreauAuthor/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/RitaMoreau

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ritamoreau4996/

Radio – http://www.radio-joyonpaper.com

GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6587803.Rita_Moreau

Purchase Link – Amazon

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

May 24 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE

May 24 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST