Using Description to Advance Plot and Deepen Character
I’ve often heard from beta readers that they need a physical description of a character to picture him or her.
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Some cozy advice from S.A. Kaslow
Cozy mystery author S.A. Kazlo is a retired teacher living in upstate New York with her husband and two very[…]
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Three Personal Favorites: A Week of Reading
Reading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]
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CELEBRATING CIS WHITE, A Writer’s Legacy
She may have been born with a pen in her hand. Christine “Cis” or “Cissy” White was a natural writer,[…]
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What do old books smell like?
There’s an important scene in my new novel that takes place in an antiquarian bookstore. I was working on the[…]
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ENGLAND 2023: The Best-Laid Plans…
On March ninth, almost a month ago, I posted about my upcoming book research trip to England and everything I hoped to see and do while there (March 9, Being There). I’m writing this in a comfortable British Airways Airbus 380, jetting home to the States. Soon we’ll be home and back in our routines. That means it’s time to reflect on the reality of the trip vs. my admittedly rose-colored dreams. What didn’t turn out as I hoped? What exceeded my expectations? Most importantly, what will make it into my manuscript?
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Meet Ellen Byron, Award-Winning Author of Cozy Mysteries
The second in a fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.
It’s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her weather-related fears and focus on her business, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop, housed in the magnificent Bon Vee Culinary House Museum.
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5 Things I Learned at the Pitch Conference (and one thing I forgot)
I spent the last four days at the New York Write-to-Pitch Conference, helping a group of 15 fabulous authors write[…]
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J. Ivanel Johnson: A Mystery 75 years in the Making
Please welcome our guest, J. Ivanel Johnson, who will share her wonderful story of a mystery that took 75 years[…]
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Welcome Terrie Farley Moran, Co-Author of Murder, She Wrote Mystery Book Series
‘m so excited about Terrie’s new book, Murder, She Wrote Death on the Emerald Isle. In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I asked her to tell us about it.
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