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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I’ve often heard from beta readers that they need a physical description of a character to picture him or her.
Read moreCozy mystery author S.A. Kazlo is a retired teacher living in upstate New York with her husband and two very[…]
Read moreReading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]
Read moreShe may have been born with a pen in her hand. Christine “Cis” or “Cissy” White was a natural writer,[…]
Read moreThere’s an important scene in my new novel that takes place in an antiquarian bookstore. I was working on the[…]
Read moreOn 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?
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreI spent the last four days at the New York Write-to-Pitch Conference, helping a group of 15 fabulous authors write[…]
Read morePlease welcome our guest, J. Ivanel Johnson, who will share her wonderful story of a mystery that took 75 years[…]
Read more‘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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