Social (Network) Distancing
A topic that comes up at nearly every writers conference or workshop is social networks. Most insiders agree there’s value[…]
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Author: Robin C. Stuart
I Am A Nasty Woman
In the fall of 2018, my friend and fabulous noir crime fiction author, Kelli Stanley, and I were on the[…]
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My Favorite First Chapters – The Big Finish
I’m a huge Joseph Finder fan. Technology is featured prominently in most of his books, interwoven seamlessly. It’s not a[…]
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My Favorite First Chapters – Day 3
I’m often asked about authors or novels I think best tackle techie topics without making me cringe. There are two[…]
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My Favorite First Chapters – Day 2
In my second installment of first chapters I love, today I’m highlighting our very own Alexia Gordon for a very[…]
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My Favorite First Chapters
The first chapter of any book is critical. It sets the stage for everything that comes after it. Tone, setting,[…]
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Scammers Work From Home, Too
I’m departing from talking about reading or writing today. In the last week, I’ve had multiple friends reach out to[…]
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Keeping Up With My Writing Peeps
I attended my Sisters in Crime chapter meeting last weekend and it was the salve I didn’t know I needed.[…]
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Writing in the Time of Coronavirus
These are turbulent times. Writing, and even reading, can feel like a frivolous luxury. I would argue just the opposite.[…]
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To Thine Own Self Be True
Writers make a lot of choices. We make conscious decisions about if, when and how we integrate our own experiences into our characters. Throughout early drafts, I had a vision about the hero of my latest book. I knew her. Beta readers loved the character and hope she anchors a series. So did I.
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