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Author: Catherine Maiorisi

Feeding This Writer’s Soul

March 24, 2023 Catherine Maiorisi Uncategorized

I’m writing this on my birthday, March 23, and feeling overwhelmed by the support of my community—family, friends, readers, other[…]

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CHERYL A. HEAD: TIME’S UNDOING

March 3, 2023 Catherine Maiorisi Uncategorized

Please join me in welcoming Cheryl Head to the Miss Demeanors blog. Cheryl is the author of the highly regarded[…]

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Spinning and Tilting While Rewriting

February 10, 2023 Catherine Maiorisi Editing, Writing

Not spinning as in exercising on a bicycle or as in making yarn or as in weaving a tale. And[…]

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CELEBRATING

January 23, 2023 Catherine Maiorisi Uncategorized

Today I’m raising a glass to two Miss Demeanors in honor of their nominations for two prestigious awards presented annually[…]

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Mystery of the Missing Ending

January 4, 2023 Catherine Maiorisi Reading, Writing

Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Right? Not always. Have you ever had the bad luck[…]

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Four Tips for Writing a Series

December 16, 2022 Catherine Maiorisi Books, Creating Characters, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Writing

Recently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]

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THE TWITTER TIZZY

November 28, 2022 Catherine Maiorisi Marketing, Social Media

I never got the hang of Twitter though I’ve been on it for years. I’d tweet occasionally and once in a[…]

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Missing My Mystery Community

November 9, 2022 Catherine Maiorisi Mystery Community, Writers inspirations

  “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou I’ve said[…]

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Mystery of the Missing Payoff

October 21, 2022 Catherine Maiorisi Books, Uncategorized, Writing

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

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Puzzling it Out

September 30, 2022 Catherine Maiorisi Uncategorized, Writers inspirations, Writing

Ask any author. Writing is hard. And every author develops their own process or ritual for keeping their butt in[…]

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