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In Bowler Hat and By Bicycle, Harriet Morrow is On the Case!

February 10, 2025 Marni Graff #inspiration, Books, Creating Characters, Historical Mysteries, Inspiration, New Release, Writers, Writers inspirations

Please welcome Rob Osler, here to tell us about designing the protagonist of his new historical series, and its first[…]

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Crafting True Crime: Trial by Ambush

December 17, 2024 Marni Graff Inspiration, True Crime

For our readers, a Christmas present from the incomparable John Valeri, host of Central Booking podcast, a writer, readers and[…]

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One Sentence

August 13, 2024 Emilya Naymark Uncategorized, Writing

I was having a discussion with my critique partners the other day, and one of them, Matt Witten, mentioned how[…]

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The Woman Behind the Writer: Sofya Tolstoy

July 25, 2024 Marni Graff #inspiration, Editing, Fiction, Writers habits

Since  contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]

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Laura Essay: Side Effects Are Minimal

July 2, 2024 Marni Graff #inspiration, Creating Characters, Inspiration, Writers inspirations

Please welcome guest author Laura Essay, who will discuss her novel centered on the opioid crisis, and what inspired her[…]

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Going to the Dogs

May 14, 2024 Marni Graff #inspiration, Fiction, Inspiration, Writers inspirations

It is to my chagrin what whenever I post a photo of my two admittedly adorable Australian Doodles, Seamus and[…]

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Writing Fiction VS Non~

March 4, 2024 Marni Graff Uncategorized

I just received the cover of a new nonfiction book that includes an essay I wrote, and that had me[…]

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2024 Marni Graff #inspiration, Books, Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Mystery Community, Reading, Setting, Writers inspirations

Happy New Year to all Miss Demeanors wonderful readers! Today I wanted to ring in 2024 by introducing you to[…]

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Clay Stafford and Killer Nashville

December 11, 2023 Marni Graff #inspiration, Awards, Conferences, Inspiration, literary agents, Marketing, Mystery Community, Promotion, Reviews, Writers' Conferences

Please welcome Clay Stafford, the Renaissance man who has developed KILLER NASHVILLE with its Silver Falchion Award into an international[…]

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DOES YOUR PROTAGONIST HAVE A MUSIC ID?MAYBE SHE SHOULD.

July 12, 2023 Lane Stone Conferences, Contemporary Culture, Music, Uncategorized

Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series, spoke about his career and this protagonist in particular, at ThrillerFest earlier[…]

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