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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Tag: Mystery series
Mystery series
On Writing Historicals: Celeste Connolly and her Lady Petra series
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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.
Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch series, spoke about his career and this protagonist in particular, at ThrillerFest earlier[…]
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A Week in the Life of a Self-Published Author
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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