Lori Robbins: Armchair Detective and Serial Late-Bloomer
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot I’m delighted to join the accomplished,[…]
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Category: Creating Characters
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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The Secret to Creating a Cast of Characters
How important is the cast of characters within a book? I have been gnawing on this question for some time,[…]
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Laura Essay: Side Effects Are Minimal
Please welcome guest author Laura Essay, who will discuss her novel centered on the opioid crisis, and what inspired her[…]
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I have no idea what I just said
Nothing makes your characters pop off the page like well chosen phrases in their dialog. Have her use specific, well[…]
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Stale Books: A Guest Post by Lois Winston
USA Today and Amazon bestselling and award-winning author Lois Winston writes mystery, romance, romantic suspense, chick lit, women’s fiction, children’s[…]
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Lynda Allen: Flashes of Insight
I was recently at the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival in Suffolk, Virginia, a yearly event I enjoy attending because it[…]
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Sit down with your protagonist and listen to this music.
Almost a year ago my post offered links to music from YouTube, Get Your Free Music Sample Here. Then in[…]
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Character Arcs
Signs and portents, my dear readers, signs and portents. Last week, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt all along the[…]
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That voice was a deathless song…
Who said that about whom? Of course, that’s how F. Scott Fitzgerald, through Nick, described Daisy Buchanan’s voice in The[…]
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