Monday, September 07, 2026

What Are We Thinking?

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 “Who knows what bugs are crawling around in someone’s head?”  That’s one of my favorite lines from my fourth book, Shadow Hill.  A few week...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026

More UFOs

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 by Sybil Johnson Some years ago I wrote a post on Type M about my UFOs. No, not the mysterious lights in the sky, but the unfinished obje...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Oh Canada

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 I'm heartbroken over this separation between America and Canada. America's stance toward our closest neighbor couldn't possibly...
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Saturday, August 22, 2026

Murder In Space

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I was working on the idea of a homicide in the cosmos when I wondered, what would make a person as well-grounded and stable as an astronaut ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Dark Shadows Lives On

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 by Sybil Johnson A few weekends ago, I attended the 60th Anniversary Dark Shadows Festival here in Los Angeles. For those of you who don’t...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Living the Pajama Life

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by Catherine Dilts Can I please crawl back into my author cave now? I participated in writing events Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Bot...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Searching For a Home For a Short Story

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 by Sybil Johnson I mentioned in my last post that I was putting the finishing touches on a short story. It’s done now. The husband has re...
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Saturday, July 25, 2026

The Book Contest/Book Festival Hustle

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As the editor for Rama y Raíces, The Best of CALMA ,  I'm always looking for opportunities to promote our work. With that in mind, I ent...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Finishing Touches

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 by Sybil Johnson My apologies for missing my last posting date. I was in Seattle for my mother’s 104th(!) birthday. I’m home now and puttin...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

¡Viva la revolución!

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We writers love to do research. Give us the excuse for an arcane detail in our work and we'll devote hours crawling down a rabbit hole. ...
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Thursday, June 18, 2026

Guest Blogger Karen Odden on AN ARTFUL DODGE

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I (Donis) am so happy to host my friend Karen Odden to Type M 4 Murder today. Karen is a wonderful historical mystery author whose latest r...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Mysteries with Word Search Puzzles

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 by Sybil Johnson I like mysteries. I like word search puzzles. Until recently I had no idea there are books out there that combine those tw...
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Thursday, June 04, 2026

Guest Blogger Anne Canadeo

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Anne Canadeo I (Donis) am delighted to welcome guest blogger Anne Canadeo to Type M 4 Murder. Anne is the  author of over forty works of fic...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

What Annoys You About Books and Book Marketing?

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 by Sybil Johnson I'm pretty much a live and let live kind of person. I don't get annoyed easily. (Some people I know might not ag...