Evolving from a Pantser to a Plotter
Please welcome Melissa Westemeier, who will tell us about her change of habit as she publishes the first in her[…]
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Please welcome Melissa Westemeier, who will tell us about her change of habit as she publishes the first in her[…]
Read moreI decided this year to challenge myself as a writer, and am attempting a stand alone historical between my Nora[…]
Read moreAward-winning novelist Elizabeth Crowens has kindly stopped by to answer some questions about the Golden Age of Hollywood, Sherlock Holmes[…]
Read moreI’m sitting here working on my couch with my dog Molly on my lap—which as you can imagine makes it[…]
Read moreFor a Happy New Years gift, the wonderful and prolific Martin Edwards, crime novelist, savior of vintage crime, and one[…]
Read moreI’ve been gathering research for a stand alone mystery set in 1926, for writing next year, while at the same[…]
Read more“What parts of yourself do you have to sacrifice to earn a killer’s trust?” That’s the question Cal Lovett, the[…]
Read moreNo, not Cagney and Lacey, although they remain a very popular team from television. Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt (ret.[…]
Read moreMichael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series, spoke about his career and this protagonist in particular, at ThrillerFest earlier[…]
Read moreI may be a full-time writer, but that doesn’t mean I can write full time. Here’s an overview of some of the stuff I had to do this week to keep my writing career going.
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