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The place we keep our treasured books varies from reader to writer, providing inspiration and research, but who knew bookshelves[…]
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The place we keep our treasured books varies from reader to writer, providing inspiration and research, but who knew bookshelves[…]
Read moreFor a Happy New Years gift, the wonderful and prolific Martin Edwards, crime novelist, savior of vintage crime, and one[…]
Read moreI have been taking some classes in Irish literature recently and am discovering wonderful new writers. One of them[…]
Read moreHappy New Year to all Miss Demeanors wonderful readers! Today I wanted to ring in 2024 by introducing you to[…]
Read morePlease welcome Clay Stafford, the Renaissance man who has developed KILLER NASHVILLE with its Silver Falchion Award into an international[…]
Read moreYou know how it is when you need to post a blog on Monday (today). But first comes Thanksgiving, which[…]
Read moreI always thought that the best kind of writing prompts are those that come from outside of my own mind and that are extremely minimal. Sometimes a single word given to me by a writing partner is all I need to get going.
Read moreYes, it’s great to have a literary agent. But if you don’t have one, or don’t want one, there are[…]
Read more“Words! Words! Words!” Eliza Doolittle sings in My Fair Lady. She wants Professor Henry Higgins to ‘show me’ how he[…]
Read moreWriting takes a toll on writers’ bodies. We slouch over our keyboards. We peer all day at screens. We can[…]
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