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June 17, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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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I Am A Nasty Woman

June 16, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

May 1, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

April 30, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

April 29, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

April 28, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

April 27, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

March 13, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

March 9, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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

February 13, 2020 Robin C. Stuart Uncategorized

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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