Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Madder Than a Mosquito...

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I’m a sucker for colorful turns of phrase, especially the ones that evoke an unexpected image in the mind. The southern part of the United S...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Plagiarism in the 21st Century

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by Rick Blechta Always on the look out for topics for my weekly Type M posts, I ran across this yesterday: The girl who stole my book I...
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Monday, March 28, 2016

A Non-Book Holiday

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By Vicki Delany Vicki at Ha Long Bay I am just back from 18 days in Vietnam. It was a wonderful holiday.  I loved every minute of it. I...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Writing Groups

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I joined my first writing group when I was learning to write mysteries. The experience left me with a clear sense of why I was not an ideal ...
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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Happy Easter, or No Event in Your Life is Wasted When You're a Writer

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Eggs dyed with onion skin and pansies Happy Easter, for all those who celebrate it. I've been thinking lately about how much of my ...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Writing as chess

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Barbara here. I was entertained by Aline's post about the French award for Page 112.  In truth, I think all of us should receive an awar...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The trouble with titles

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by Rick Blechta One of the most difficult tasks for every writer is coming up with a great title for their stories, whether they are nov...
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Monday, March 21, 2016

The importance of Page 112

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I'm an avowed francophile. I love everything about France; I love their countryside, what they call 'La France Profonde' with th...
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Friday, March 18, 2016

Guest Blogger: Naomi Hirahara

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John here. A year ago, I asked my pal SJ Rozan for a recommended read. She gave me the name of an author I'd never read but upon readi...
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Oh! Canada!

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  Oh happy neighbors to the North.  The Crime Writers of Canada treated the attendees of the recent Left Coast Crime conference to o...
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

How Much Fiction is Fiction?

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This week, I'm on a family vacation in Florida (see photos). The timing has been good because I'm 40-ish pages into my 2017 novel, a...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Getting Unstuck

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I’m back from Vegas and heavily into finishing my third book, which is due at the end of April. About now, I’m wishing for my own personal G...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Why writers are their own worst enemies

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by Rick Blechta For the past couple of weeks I’ve been bouncing back and forth between my three jobs (graphic design, music, and of course...
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Monday, March 14, 2016

Creative Spaces

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By Vicki Delany I am in Vietnam right now, and no doubt having a marvellous time. So I searched for an old blog post that could use an ...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

Marketing for Fiction Writers

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I wanted to follow the eloquent posts this week by Donis and Barbara with my own thoughts about Women's History Month. But I'm going...
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

An Interesting Time for a Writer, and Women's History Month

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Left Coast Crime is over and the Tucson Festival of Books is coming up this weekend. I’ll be teaching a class on writing historical mysterie...
Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Women's Work

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Tuesday was International Women's Day, and the news was filled with articles and stats on how far we have come (gender parity in Canada...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Stuff and blather

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by Rick Blechta Sorry I missed my spot last Tuesday. I was sick as a dog with a 24-hour bug of some sort. I’ll spare all and sundry the ...
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Monday, March 07, 2016

Addiction

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I was so interested in Vicki's post last week about why it is that she writes. I felt really envious when she said that she doesn't ...
Saturday, March 05, 2016

Presenting Erika Chase ...and Linda Wiken

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This weekend, our guest blogger is my good friend and fellow Canadian author, Erika Chase. In a parallel life Erika, AKA Linda Wiken, is ...
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