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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Tag: crime fiction
crime fiction
Great Expectations
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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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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Plot, Structure, and Beats
Structure, Plot, and Beats: what are they, what is the difference, and are they necessary? Asking for a friend.
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CHERYL A. HEAD: TIME’S UNDOING
Please join me in welcoming Cheryl Head to the Miss Demeanors blog. Cheryl is the author of the highly regarded[…]
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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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To Launch a Sequel
And then my publisher said something that took me completely off guard, “When can we expect the sequel?”
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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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Book-Picking
Just finished reading Don Winslow’s new crime thriller, City on Fire, which I loved. Five stars. But as I wrote[…]
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On Writing: The Flawed Protagonist
Numerous times I’ve seen readers roll their eyes and say, “Oh, no, not another recovering alcoholic detective.” I get that.
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