Character Revolt?
I’ve said it often so you probably know I’m a pantser. My process is messy but I’ve written ten books[…]
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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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Three Personal Favorites: A Week of Reading
Reading three books a week means I have a towering ToBeRead Pile. Every writer will tell you they have authors[…]
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Likeable Characters–In The Eye of The Beholder
I’m on a mission to find a set of common denominators that make characters generally beloved.
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Hank Phillippi Ryan: THE HOUSE GUEST
Please welcome multi-award-winning author and multi-EMMY award winning investigative reporter HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, who is the only author to have[…]
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My 5 Favorite Books of 2022
Yes, I’m making lists. Aren’t we all? I read a lot this year, as I always do. Most of the books I read were digital and at least half of everything I consumed was an audio book. Not all were released in 2022. These are just the ones that made my life better because they exist.
So here, in no specific order, are 5 books I loved the most:
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Four Tips for Writing a Series
Recently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]
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Why Readers Care: The Mystery of a Flawed Yet Redeemable Character
Why do readers fall in love with flawed characters? Is there something about the ones readers love that is a common denominator?
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The Mystery of Desire
Why character motivations can be more important than plot, and how desire drives both. Read on for a handy chart to help if you’re stuck.
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A Conversation with Mystery Writer Marni Graff
MISS DEMEANORS ARE BACK! And we’re excited to welcome author and my fellow Anglophile Marni Graff for a conversation about[…]
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