Four Tips for Writing a Series
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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Recently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]
Read moreI never got the hang of Twitter though I’ve been on it for years. I’d tweet occasionally and once in a[…]
Read more“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou I’ve said[…]
Read moreI write mysteries and romances. And as a pantser, I don’t plan my books. I just sit down with an[…]
Read moreAsk any author. Writing is hard. And every author develops their own process or ritual for keeping their butt in[…]
Read moreMystery Scene Magazine, one of the major sources of reviews of mystery books and articles for and about mystery authors,[…]
Read moreCreating living, breathing characters that readers can love or hate and identify with is a huge part of every author’s[…]
Read moreLast week at the Golden Crown Literary Society’s annual conference my book, The Disappearance of Lindy James, won a Goldie for the[…]
Read moreCatherine Maiorisi In 2010 I was invited by a casual writing friend to take her place in an invitation only,[…]
Read moreI often see author friends on Facebook renting cottages in the mountains, at lakes and at various beaches for private[…]
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