5 QUESTIONS FOR EVERY WRITER
Writers are known to be introspective, often overthinking, mulling existential issues ad nauseum. But periodically, there is value to posing[…]
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Month: April 2024
Why do we write?
Last night I was teaching an Intro to Fiction class on Zoom. It was 9:30 p.m., class winding down, when[…]
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Should I Go or Should I Stay?
I’m talking about writers’ conferences, not relationships! Returning last week from Left Coast Crime in Bellevue, Washington, I found a flurry of comments in my inbox, addressing the question: was it worth it? It’s a good question to ask.
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Lynda Allen: Flashes of Insight
I was recently at the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival in Suffolk, Virginia, a yearly event I enjoy attending because it[…]
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Sit down with your protagonist and listen to this music.
Almost a year ago my post offered links to music from YouTube, Get Your Free Music Sample Here. Then in[…]
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Character Arcs
Signs and portents, my dear readers, signs and portents. Last week, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt all along the[…]
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THE VERDICT IS IN
File this post under, “You couldn’t make this stuff up” or “What I learned during eight weeks of a[…]
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A new conference
I’ve been addicted to short stories since reading Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery.” Although only 3,400 words long, that story has[…]
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