Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Viva Las Vegas

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 by Sybil Johnson I spent last week in Las Vegas, one of my favorite places to vacation. I’m not a partier, I just find it endlessly fascina...
Tuesday, March 03, 2026

It Won't Work

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 by Charlotte Hinger Once in while someone comes to me (usually after a signing) saying they have the most wonderful story. They know I will...
Monday, March 02, 2026

DOING TAXES

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 Michael Chandos February is always ruined by doing taxes.  We keep records of business expenses, taxes paid for major purchases, donations,...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Learn to Take Nothing for Granted

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 2026 makes the 20th anniversary of my career as a professional writer. In those two decades, one can get jaded about plans foiled, marketin...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Pure Colorado – As a Fictional Setting?

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By Catherine Dilts When creating a setting for a work of fiction, some authors invent their world from scratch. Others place their charact...
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Monday, February 23, 2026

Inside the Criminal Mind

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 by Thomas Kies  On Friday, February 27th, I’ll be joining a panel at Left Coast Crime with Harriet Cannon, Craig Clevenger, and David Putna...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Embracing Human Creativity

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  By Shelley Burbank: This includes an excerpt from my latest PINK DANDELIONS newsletter.  Dandelion Seeds  FROM PINK DANDELIONS With everyt...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Audible Originals

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 by Sybil Johnson In the last few months, I have been listening to a lot of Audible Originals. I got the Audible subscription because I wan...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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M Chandos  Dr. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle once described the business side of his writing as "hateful negotiations". He immen...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

A Really Good Villain

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 I (Donis) was told once that the construction of a mystery begins with a villain. I think it isn’t that simple. A mystery isn’t necessarily...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Chasing the muse

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    Barbara here. I am writing this high over the coastal plain of Belize, with its patchwork of farmland and forests visible through the fl...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Blogging About Blogging

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 By Catherine Dilts Social media blasts out bite-sized tidbits of info with clickbait headlines. The algorithms flood us with posts on the i...
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Monday, February 09, 2026

Good News-Bad News

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 by Thomas Kies The good news first. It was officially announced this week that I am now working with a new publisher.  I’m thrilled to be w...
Friday, February 06, 2026

Women's Fiction, Chick Lit, and the Dilemma of Genres

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By Shelley Burbank A Little Handmade 'Zine After a successful launch of Strawberry Moon Mystery --and by "successful" I mean t...