Category: Writing
Fear 101
We’ve talked about fear on Miss Demeanors and promised to delve more deeply into a topic familiar to most writers and all human beings. Indeed, there are countless bestselling books written about fear. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, and Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh are examples.
Writers seem to be particularly susceptible to fear. Fear of failure, fear the words will stop flowing, fear of bad reviews, fear of no reviews. Even fear of success. There are unlimited kinds of fear it seems.
D-Day. A day to listen.
I had a post prepared for today. It was about writer’s presenting their work in public. The dread of moving away from the desk and standing in front of an audience. Make no mistake, this is a legitimate fear.
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What do you mean I’m flawed?
They have to have it: characters need flaws. But can it be too much?
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What makes a summer read?
It’s that time of year. Everyone is talking summer and reading. What makes a “summer read” for you?
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Write what you know. (Surely, that’s a joke.)
Authentic Renoir. Girls on a Bench.
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Those Pesky Policemen
Police in hi-visibility jackets policing crowd control at a UK event
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Meet Laurie Chandlar
Our newest Miss Demeanor (beating Connie Berry by three days!) is Laurie Chandlar, author of the Art Deco Mystery Series. I had a chance to ask Laurie some questions and this is what she had to say:
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Meet Connie Berry
Our second-to-newest Miss Demeanor just returned from the Malice Domestic conference and took some time to answer my questions about antiques, Scotland, and cute little dogs. This is how it all went:
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There are no words…
A wise writer understands that once in a while there can be an extraordinary day when words are not enough. Yesterday was one of those days.
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