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Using Life Experience in Our Writing

July 1, 2025 Marni Graff Creating Characters, Fiction, Tips and Tricks, Writers, Writers habits, Writers inspirations, Writing

“Write what you know.” How many new authors have read that in numerous how-to books? And often it can be[…]

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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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The Woman Behind the Writer: Sofya Tolstoy

July 25, 2024 Marni Graff #inspiration, Editing, Fiction, Writers habits

Since  contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]

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Tools of the Trade

May 27, 2024 MIss Demeanors #inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers, Writers habits

A very Happy Memorial Day to those who served, and those who still do~ I’m spread out over the end[…]

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Writing Fiction VS Non~

March 4, 2024 Marni Graff Uncategorized

I just received the cover of a new nonfiction book that includes an essay I wrote, and that had me[…]

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A primer on Death Notification Teams

February 27, 2024 Lane Stone Creating Characters, Uncategorized

I’m currently writing book three of my art thriller trilogy. The other day I was writing away, minding my own[…]

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2024 Marni Graff #inspiration, Books, Creating Characters, Fiction, Inspiration, Mystery Community, Reading, Setting, Writers inspirations

Happy New Year to all Miss Demeanors wonderful readers! Today I wanted to ring in 2024 by introducing you to[…]

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Words! Words! Words!

May 15, 2023 Marni Graff Editing, Writers habits, Writing

So sings julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, complaining about too many words  said to her that[…]

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Writers Habits–Who Knew?

April 3, 2023 Marni Graff Inspiration, Tips and Tricks, Writers habits, Writers inspirations

You might have heard Amy Lowell and George Sand both smoked cigars while writing. I thought it would be interesting[…]

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7 Publishing Industry Podcasts for Writers

April 28, 2022 Emilya Naymark Uncategorized, Writing

I love podcasts. But being a writer, my favorite podcasts are ones that help illuminate some aspect of the publishing world. Check out this list of helpful shows, curated just for the Miss Demeanors’ readers.

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