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That is the advice many give to new authors. What does that mean? As a character driven author, I understood[…]
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That is the advice many give to new authors. What does that mean? As a character driven author, I understood[…]
Read moreEvery story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Right? Not always. Have you ever had the bad luck[…]
Read moreI learned two things this week. Two things I knew but seem to have forgotten. Both are important to my[…]
Read moreCatherine Maiorisi In the last few weeks the mystery community has celebrated colleagues awarded a Leftie, an Agatha, or an[…]
Read moreWhen I wrote “the end” on the first fiction I’d ever written, I asked my wife to read it. She’s[…]
Read moreRead about it in the newspapers or see it on TV news and a few weeks later you’re watching a[…]
Read moreRecently I’ve taken a step back from the cycle of writing, editing and marketing to get some perspective. And I[…]
Read moreI was cleaning out some files recently and I came across an article I’d cut out from the New York[…]
Read moreFor the entire month of March, comment on this post for a chance to win a copy of Catherine Maiorisi’s[…]
Read moreCatherine In some ways the pandemic has had little impact on me. I’m an introvert. Other than dinner or lunch[…]
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