October 2022 - Miss Demeanors

Spooky Books: one mystery writer’s take

On Hallowe’en this writer’s thoughts turn to books that were particularly harrowing as I read them. Stephen King’s The Shining[…]

In a very early draft of my first novel, A Dream of Death, one of my beta readers said of[…]

If your story includes a criminal prosecution, here is information you might find useful. Investigation Long before a case goes[…]

Wanda M. Morris talks about her new book, Anywhere You Run

I write mysteries and romances. And as a pantser, I don’t plan my books. I just sit down with an[…]

Most writers agree that no one, other than the NY Times bestsellers, makes money writing books. One measure of wealth[…]

Just finished reading Don Winslow’s new crime thriller, City on Fire, which I loved. Five stars. But as I wrote[…]

Why do readers fall in love with flawed characters? Is there something about the ones readers love that is a common denominator?

“Everybody in St. Mary Mead knew Miss Marple; fluffy and dithery in appearance, but inwardly as sharp and as shrewd[…]

The Miss Demeanors Have News! Join us today as we welcome our newest blogger, Marni Graff!