Clay Stafford and Killer Nashville
Please welcome Clay Stafford, the Renaissance man who has developed KILLER NASHVILLE with its Silver Falchion Award into an international[…]
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Please welcome Clay Stafford, the Renaissance man who has developed KILLER NASHVILLE with its Silver Falchion Award into an international[…]
Read moreTurn, Turn, Turn.When I begin plotting a new book, I decide on the time of year for it to take[…]
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 moreAn Interview with Jeri Westerson I confess! I’ve been a Sherlock Holmes fan since before I could read (well). Also,[…]
Read moreNo, not Cagney and Lacey, although they remain a very popular team from television. Norwegian crime writer Anne Holt (ret.[…]
Read moreThis Aug. 12-13, Gotham Writers will launch a brand new Genre Fiction Conference, which will focus on writing and selling novels[…]
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.
Read moreTalking 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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