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Please welcome Melissa Westemeier, who will tell us about her change of habit as she publishes the first in her[…]
Read moreToday, April 17th, is the publication day for my eighth historical thriller, The Versailles Formula. Seeing my novel out in[…]
Read moreLet’s talk about fictional characters and real fashion. I love this description from Orlando Whitfield’s, All That Glitters: A Story[…]
Read moreGreat Expectations and Bad Breakups: How writers craft endings that justify the means and means that justify the ends. See also: Miss Scarlet, in the Conservatory, with a Knife.
Read morePlease welcome Rob Osler, here to tell us about designing the protagonist of his new historical series, and its first[…]
Read moreI’m honored to join the fabulously talented and hard-working authors who are the Miss Demeanors, and I’m especially looking forward[…]
Read moreHappy 2025! As many of us start new writing projects, I came across these seven tips for writers from Ernest[…]
Read moreWith or without the addition of poisonous compounds, fabulous meals and delicious desserts have a long history in crime fiction.[…]
Read moreSix Suggestions For Creative Prompts The two most frequent questions I receive as an author are, “What is your writing[…]
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