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Wonderful World of Words

September 18, 2023 Marni Graff Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writing

“Words! Words! Words!” Eliza Doolittle sings in My Fair Lady. She wants Professor Henry Higgins to ‘show me’ how he[…]

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Bruce Robert Coffin: Writing with a Partner

August 28, 2023 Marni Graff Uncategorized, Writers habits, Writers inspirations, Writing

Bruce Robert Coffin is a retired police detective sergeant and bestselling author of the Detective Byron Mysteries. He lives and[…]

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Becoming a Debut Author: Kim Herman Shapiro

July 17, 2023 Marni Graff Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers inspirations

Please welcome Kim Herdman Shapiro to Miss Demeanors. Kim’s roots in journalism and poetry, in print, broadcast, and video, took[…]

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What’s in a Name?

June 26, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Book Covers, Inspiration, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

      A. A. Milne, J. K. Rowling, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, E. B. White, C. S.[…]

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Margaret Murphy: Hard working crime author

June 5, 2023 Marni Graff Uncategorized

Margaret Murphy is the internationally acclaimed author of multiple bestselling psychological thrillers. Born and raised in the maritime city of[…]

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Words! Words! Words!

May 15, 2023 Marni Graff Editing, Writers habits, Writing

So sings julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, complaining about too many words  said to her that[…]

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Three Personal Favorites: A Week of Reading

April 26, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Inspiration, Uncategorized, Writers inspirations

Reading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]

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Writers Habits–Who Knew?

April 3, 2023 Marni Graff Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

You might have heard Amy Lowell and George Sand both smoked cigars while writing. I thought it would be interesting[…]

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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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