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Self-care for writers

September 4, 2023 Susan Breen #inspiration, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

Writing takes a toll on writers’ bodies. We slouch over our keyboards. We peer all day at screens. We can[…]

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Bruce Robert Coffin: Writing with a Partner

August 28, 2023 Marni Graff Uncategorized, Writers habits, Writers inspirations, Writing

Bruce Robert Coffin is a retired police detective sergeant and bestselling author of the Detective Byron Mysteries. He lives and[…]

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I Have a Hangover (No, Not That Kind)

August 9, 2023 Connie Berry Writers inspirations, Writing

I just turned in the manuscript for A Collection of Lies, Book 5 in the Kate Hamilton Mysteries, and I’m in mourning. The book actually took eleven months to write, but the final three months were intense. I spent almost a year with those people in Devon, England. How can I blithely say, “Goodbye—nice knowing you?”

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Female Detectives to Die For

August 7, 2023 MIss Demeanors Books, Fiction, Inspiration, Reading, Writers inspirations

No, not Cagney and Lacey, although they remain a very popular team from television.  Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt (ret.[…]

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What’s The Point (of Art)?

July 31, 2023 Emilya Naymark Uncategorized, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

I was going to write about something else, but the news of Sinéad O’Connor’s passing hit me a bit hard,[…]

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Becoming a Debut Author: Kim Herman Shapiro

July 17, 2023 Marni Graff Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers inspirations

Please welcome Kim Herdman Shapiro to Miss Demeanors. Kim’s roots in journalism and poetry, in print, broadcast, and video, took[…]

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What’s in a Name?

June 26, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Book Covers, Inspiration, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

      A. A. Milne, J. K. Rowling, J. M. Barrie, G. K. Chesterton, E. B. White, C. S.[…]

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I’ve Seen the Future

June 9, 2023 Sharon Ward Marketing, Self-publishing, Writers inspirations

And I Can’t Wait to Get My Hands On It If you’re a geek and an Apple fan like me,[…]

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MICHELE ON THE LAM

May 24, 2023 C. Michele Dorsey Uncategorized, Writers inspirations

How I came to be living on the lam is a long story, starting with living in Massachusetts, where the[…]

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Using Description to Advance Plot and Deepen Character

May 12, 2023 Keenan Powell #inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers inspirations

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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