A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
TRACEE: Every Tuesday books launch, like little missiles, into book stores and onto electronic media. Could you share your feelings about book launch week and day? Any expectations for book birthdays? And, of course, we had one of our very own launching this week. Congratulations Connie!
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Writers need words to make a sentence and then a paragraph and a page. Ask any writer what they do as part of a final polish when their manuscript is finished. Most will say, check for weak words. That might mean awkward phrasing or passive voice or oft-repeated favorites.
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Don’t judge a book by the cover. Wishful thinking, but nearly impossible. Covers are particularly important for new authors, those working their way onto the “Must have” list of readers. What will capture the eye of the beholder? What transmits the story in a snapshot?
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Tracee: Connie, the next in the Kate Hamilton Mystery series releases tomorrow (yes, folks, there’s still time to pre-order!) and all of your fellow Miss Demeanors are excited for the week ahead.
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TRACEE: As writers you tick the creativity box, but do you have a ‘just for fun’ creative side? I think that most creative people ‘live creatively’ – meaning it’s not a thing or an activity but a way of thinking or of being. What are your thoughts?
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Creativity: the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work
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Do you build a story to its completion? Or do you throw words on the page then chip away to reveal the story? Either way you are in good artistic company.
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Picasso drawing with light.
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