What is a beta reader and do I need them?
Writers and readers hear terms bandied about and don’t often understand them. Beta readers was a new one to me[…]
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Writers and readers hear terms bandied about and don’t often understand them. Beta readers was a new one to me[…]
Read moreWhen is my novel done? This may be the question I’m asked most frequently by my students. It’s a subject[…]
Read morePlease welcome multi-award-winning author and multi-EMMY award winning investigative reporter HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, who is the only author to have[…]
Read moreBy Matt Witten. Here I was, two thirds of the way through the first draft of my mystery thriller Killer Story, and doubt held me in its iron grip. Had I chosen the wrong murderer?
Read moreLast June, my husband went to England to attend my son’s graduation. Turned out to be the same weekend as[…]
Read moreAnd then my publisher said something that took me completely off guard, “When can we expect the sequel?”
Read moreRecently, an author friend preparing to teach a class on writing a series asked me what advice I’d give to an[…]
Read moreMarni Graff: I’m excited to bring this exclusive interview with Elly Griffiths to Miss Demeanors’ readers. Elly’s body of work won her[…]
Read moreThe Miss Demeanors are delighted to welcome Skye Alexander for a guest blog. As you will see, she is the cat’s pajamas. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited to check out her new novel, What the Walls Know.
Read moreWhy do readers fall in love with flawed characters? Is there something about the ones readers love that is a common denominator?
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