Fun Book Facts
True Confession: I love books. I love the sight of them lined up on shelves, waiting to be chosen in[…]
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Category: Books
In Bowler Hat and By Bicycle, Harriet Morrow is On the Case!
Please welcome Rob Osler, here to tell us about designing the protagonist of his new historical series, and its first[…]
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Hemingway’s Tips for Writers
Happy 2025! As many of us start new writing projects, I came across these seven tips for writers from Ernest[…]
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The Mystery Cure
Have you been craving stories about serial killers lately? Me too! And it turns out there are reasons for that.[…]
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On Writing Historicals: Celeste Connolly and her Lady Petra series
I decided this year to challenge myself as a writer, and am attempting a stand alone historical between my Nora[…]
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How do book clubs choose?
The other day I read about a book club that chose only books with one word titles. That’s good news[…]
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Dales Detective Series: Julia Chapman
I was looking for a new series to bring on my book tour in June, paperbacks I could easily pack[…]
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None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
When you’ve been a writing teacher for as long as I have, it’s impossible to read a novel, especially a[…]
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Voice Over Artistry: Lucinda Gainey
When I decided to put my books into Audible, I searched for the right narrator for the Trudy Genova Mysteries.[…]
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In Defense of Daydreaming, Wasting Time, and Libraries
“Doesn’t pay attention in class.”
That was a common remark on my school report cards, along with “tends to daydream,” and “head in the clouds.” I know because my mom was a saver, and I still have a box of those early evaluations. To her credit, I don’t remember a single time she berated me for not coming home with all A’s.