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Evolving from a Pantser to a Plotter

April 29, 2025 Marni Graff #inspiration, Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers, Writers habits

Please welcome Melissa Westemeier, who will tell us about her change of habit as she publishes the first in her[…]

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On Writing Historicals: Celeste Connolly and her Lady Petra series

November 19, 2024 Marni Graff Books, Creating Characters, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Inspiration, Mystery Community, New Release, Writers

I decided this year to challenge myself as a writer, and am attempting a stand alone historical between my Nora[…]

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An interview with Elizabeth Crowens

May 21, 2024 Susan Breen Book Covers, Books, Fiction, Writers

Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Crowens has kindly stopped by to answer some questions about the Golden Age of Hollywood, Sherlock Holmes[…]

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The Dreary Days of Winter and Dogs in Mystery Books

January 26, 2024 Sharon Ward Uncategorized

I’m sitting here working on my couch with my dog Molly on my lap—which as you can imagine makes it[…]

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Martin Edwards on the “impossible crime” in The White Priory Murders

January 22, 2024 Marni Graff Book Covers, Creating Characters, Fiction, Historical Mysteries, Inspiration, Mystery Community, Writers inspirations

For a Happy New Years gift, the wonderful and prolific Martin Edwards, crime novelist, savior of vintage crime, and one[…]

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Historical Sleuths

November 18, 2023 Marni Graff Books, Historical Mysteries, Reading, Uncategorized, Writers inspirations

I’ve been gathering research for a stand alone mystery set in 1926, for writing next year, while at the same[…]

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Heather Critchlow: The Cal Lovett Files

October 30, 2023 Marni Graff Books, Creating Characters, Inspiration, Mystery Community, Tips and Tricks, Writers habits, Writers inspirations, Writing

“What parts of yourself do you have to sacrifice to earn a killer’s trust?” That’s the question Cal Lovett, the[…]

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Female Detectives to Die For

August 7, 2023 MIss Demeanors Books, Fiction, Inspiration, Reading, Writers inspirations

No, not Cagney and Lacey, although they remain a very popular team from television.  Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt (ret.[…]

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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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I can only wish I had this much hair

A Week in the Life of a Self-Published Author

June 30, 2023 Sharon Ward Fiction, Marketing, Promotion, Self Publishing, Self-publishing, Uncategorized, Writers habits, Writing

I 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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