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Month: April 2023

In Praise of Women Who Dare

April 28, 2023 Sharon Ward Uncategorized

This week I had the honor of being a guest on a fascinating podcast: Siren Soapbox. The sirens who produce[…]

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Three Personal Favorites: A Week of Reading

April 26, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Inspiration, Uncategorized, Writers inspirations

Reading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]

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Do You Need A Sensitivity Reader?

April 24, 2023 Connie Berry Creating Characters, Fiction

I’ve done a lot of research in my writing career. That has meant finding reliable sources in the UK. Now for the first time, I’m engaging a sensitivity reader. Should you?

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James L’Etoile on Process, Internal Editor, and Rewriting

April 21, 2023 Keenan Powell Writing

This uninvited internal editor has their place, but if left unmuzzled, they’ll slow or completely shut down my production. When I hit the mute button, I’m able to power through and finish that first draft.

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Can an object make you commit a crime?

April 19, 2023 Lane Stone Mystery Community, True Crime, Uncategorized, Writing

PART ONE OF TWO Usually criminologists study the criminal, but many of today’s scholars recommend an object-centric approach for understanding[…]

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Plot, Structure, and Beats

April 17, 2023 Emilya Naymark Creating Characters, Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing

Structure, Plot, and Beats: what are they, what is the difference, and are they necessary? Asking for a friend.

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IT’S A MYSTERY

April 14, 2023 Catherine Maiorisi Uncategorized

My writing process is messy. And hard work. First get the story down. Sometimes it flows like honey from my[…]

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CELEBRATING CIS WHITE, A Writer’s Legacy

April 12, 2023 C. Michele Dorsey #inspiration, Uncategorized, Writing

She may have been born with a pen in her hand. Christine “Cis” or “Cissy” White was a natural writer,[…]

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What do old books smell like?

April 10, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration, Books, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

There’s an important scene in my new novel that takes place in an antiquarian bookstore. I was working on the[…]

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My First Audiobook

April 7, 2023 Sharon Ward Uncategorized

Those of you who know me know that I am a self-published author, which means I run a very small[…]

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