Monday, October 31, 2016

My Kind of (Fictional) Town

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Like Vicki who was writing last week about her series, Year Round Christmas , I too create towns, villages, hamlets, even, for the DI Flemin...
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Friday, October 28, 2016

Another Voice Heard

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How does this happen? John just discussed a subject that I've been thinking about for two weeks; The importance of point of view in a no...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

It never gets easier

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Writing never gets easier. Not for me, anyway. Not if I’m continuing to challenge myself. I’ve written the first 30 pages of a novel-in-pr...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

California Assembly Bill 1570

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I’m back from vacation. Not the best time to schedule a trip to Florida as it turns out. We did a 2 week driving trip so we just avoided the...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

I have a confession to make

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by Rick Blechta Since Vicki featured the second book in her Year Round Christmas series yesterday  (and an interesting discussion it was),...
Monday, October 24, 2016

The Fun of Creating a Whole New Town

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By Vicki Delany Barbara talked last week about setting in her books, how she’s been exploring remote Canadian locations in person and...
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Saturday, October 22, 2016

The other side of the desk and making enemies

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As a writer, I know full well the sting of rejection. In fact, the fear of rejection is what keeps writers from putting their work out. We c...
Friday, October 21, 2016

Characters, Ideas, and Settings

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The posts by my colleagues this week has been so thought-provoking, I had a hard time deciding what to blog about today. Characters who take...
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Thursday, October 20, 2016

An Idea Worth Pursuing

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I have a good idea for a story. One of the cliche questions authors are often asked is where the story ideas come from. After Bob Dylan rece...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The inspiration of setting

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Barbara here. Aline's post about how spectacular settings inspire an author's imagination is very timely. I am in the very initial s...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

When characters won’t behave

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by Rick Blechta My current novel-in-progress has a character who just will not do what she’s supposed to! To be completely fair, I set ...
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Monday, October 17, 2016

Inspiration.

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It was great to see Peter May back on the guest slot yesterday. It was Peter who suggested that I join the happy band of Type M-ers; we go b...
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Saturday, October 15, 2016

Type M welcomes back Peter May!

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For this weekend’s guest spot, I asked Peter May, who was a regular contributor here a few years back, to return with news of what’s been go...
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Tough times and tough questions lead (hopefully) to good books

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Things in the US aren’t going swimmingly. I’ve sat through two Presidential “debates” and shaken my head in disbelief. (Are we still calling...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Book Clubs

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Barbara here.  Time is flying, and as fall arrives, with one book just being released and the next one due in to the publisher this weekend,...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Making ends meet in the modern writing world

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by Rick Blechta With a new novella release at the end of this month, I’ve been thinking about book contracts, advances against royaltie...
Saturday, October 08, 2016

Marcia Fine, Guest Post

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You've written the book. Now what? Type M is very pleased to welcome guest author Marcia Fine. Marcia is the recipient of numerous award...
Friday, October 07, 2016

What I Write About

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Last night I did an exercise suggested by Donna Alward and Nancy Cassidy, the authors of an article in Romance Writers Report (RWR)* about &...
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Thursday, October 06, 2016

Traveling and Talking Books

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Carolyn Hart and Hannah Dennison I've just returned from Huntington Beach, California, where I participated in the third annual Lad...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Top 100 Mystery Novels

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As you read this, I’ll be finishing up a vacation in Florida. Sand, the Florida Keys, Disney World, the possibility of thunderstorms...Disne...