Darkness: Where Do You Draw the Line?
ne of the panels I attended at Bouchercon was called Dark Books for Dark Times. Personally, I am…
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National Novel Writing Month
The month of November is National Novel Writing Month, and this year I'm participating for the first time….
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Exercising Your Story Structure Muscle
Much of the work I've been doing lately is studying story structure, particuarly the structures of mysteries. As…
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Guest Post: Characters are Key
Today’s post was originally a comment on my blog by ParkerXL, but I thought he made some good…
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Nurturing Your Inner Conflict
True to my word in yesterday’s post, the last few days I’ve begun my work day by reading…
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Weekly Writing Goal 9/14-9/20
Wow, a month flies by when you've got goals to accomplish. I'm not sure if that's a good…
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Friday Link-O-Rama 9/11
Today is a day of reflection as we look back upon the terrible events of 9/11, eight years…
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A Girl’s Gotta Dream
Awhile ago, someone on Twitter suggested aspiring writers create a mock version of the cover of their…
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Weekly Writing Goal 9/7-9/19
Over the weekend I came to the sudden realization that time is running out for me. In November,…
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Office Space
Yesterday, people on Twitter were posting pics of their workspace. Here's mine: In the last few weeks…