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J. Ivanel Johnson: A Mystery 75 years in the Making

March 15, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Books, Fiction, Inspiration, Writers inspirations

Please welcome our guest, J. Ivanel Johnson, who will share her wonderful story of a mystery that took 75 years[…]

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What is a beta reader and do I need them?

February 17, 2023 Marni Graff Editing, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Writing

Writers and readers hear terms bandied about and don’t often understand them. Beta readers was a new one to me[…]

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Hank Phillippi Ryan: THE HOUSE GUEST

February 1, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Creating Characters, Mystery Community, Writers inspirations

Please welcome multi-award-winning author and multi-EMMY award winning investigative reporter HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, who is the only author to have[…]

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Creating a Character Bible

January 13, 2023 Marni Graff Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Writers inspirations

Let’s talk about character bibles. When I took a screenwriting class years ago at NYU, creating a character bible, lowercase[…]

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Charles Dickens: Word Inventor

December 26, 2022 Marni Graff Inspiration, Language, Writers inspirations

Happy Boxing Day! While Charles Dickens first used the term in The Pickwick Papers, the OED lists its first mention[…]

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Mystery Man John Valeri’s Tips and Tricks

December 7, 2022 Marni Graff Books, Mystery Community, Podcasts, Reading, Self-publishing, Tips and Tricks

Miss Demeanors is pleased to welcome reviewer, columnist, interviewer and author John Valeri, who hosts the YouTube show CENTRAL BOOKING,[…]

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THE PLOT THICKENS: Mystery writer Elly Griffiths Speaks to Miss Demeanors

November 18, 2022 Marni Graff Books, Creating Characters, Inspiration, Mystery Community, Podcasts, Writers inspirations

Marni Graff: I’m excited to bring this exclusive interview with Elly Griffiths to Miss Demeanors’ readers. Elly’s body of work won her[…]

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Rediscovering Miss Marple: Mystery Writer’s Icon

October 12, 2022 Marni Graff Books, Creating Characters, Inspiration, Reading, Writers inspirations

“Everybody in St. Mary Mead knew Miss Marple; fluffy and dithery in appearance, but inwardly as sharp and as shrewd[…]

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