A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
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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Please welcome Angela Greenman author of The Child Riddler, an action packed book about an elite operative in an international[…]
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A few weeks ago, I typed The End on the manuscript for A COLLECTION OF LIES, the fifth book in the Kate Hamilton Mystery series. It was very exciting. I have an official title. I have a spectacular cover. Now I actually have a book. Since then, though, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to finish the draft of a novel. What happens next? Here are three things that happen when you type The End.
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I may be a full-time writer, but that doesn’t mean I can write full time. Here’s an overview of some of the stuff I had to do this week to keep my writing career going.
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What makes a great tagline?
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Elena Hartwell’s The Construction of Character helps writers strengthen the craft tools in their toolbox and build stronger characters, regardless of genre.
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Some years ago, an editor rejected a story of mine because it contained a ghost. He had a policy of[…]
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So this one’s a bit of a rant. If you’re an author, you may have been following the recent story[…]
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So sings julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, complaining about too many words said to her that[…]
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Talking about what your readers expect your story to be and how this can be used to create tension, add surprise, and entertain.
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