Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Traditional and Cozy Mysteries

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The pies are in the oven. Plans are set for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving celebration. Time to talk mysteries, cozy and traditional. I’ve always...
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

There’s a word for that!

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by Rick Blechta I don’t have much time to write my post today because I’m helping my eldest son move, but I did want to share something ...
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Monday, November 21, 2016

Listening to Books

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By Vicki Delany I love audio books, as both a reader and a writer. I drive long distances, often by myself, and an audio book is a great w...
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Saturday, November 19, 2016

Dialog is Tricky

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I'm delighted to welcome Doug Lyle to Type M for Murder. D. P. Lyle is the Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning and Edga...
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Friday, November 18, 2016

Three Days in Santa Fe

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As are my fellow bloggers, I'm still trying to regain my equilibrium. I had planned to fly to Santa Fe last Wednesday to do some researc...
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Thursday, November 17, 2016

What a Month it Has Been

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This has not been the best couple of weeks I have ever lived through, my friends. The first Tuesday in November found me sitting in a hospit...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Can fiction save the world?

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As the previous posters have said, this has been quite the week. Indeed, quite the year. Brexit, Paris and Calais, Trump... Not to mention t...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

More than politics may change

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by Rick Blechta First of all, sorry about not posting anything last week. My Tuesday (actually, my entire week) got away from me, and though...
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Monday, November 14, 2016

Getting Cosy

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I have spent this morning reading the Sunday newspapers as stunned commentators come to grips with the astonishing result of the US election...
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Friday, November 11, 2016

Sorry—Just Can't Do It

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So sorry my Type M blogmates and readers. I started a blog on Monday that was underdeveloped but at least a proper post. It dealt with timin...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Using advanced readers

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Autumn is upon us in New England. It hasn’t “come on little cat feet,” as Carl Sandburg says, but rather appeared and vanished, the foliage ...
Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Cover Reveals and Interviews

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I’m tickled pink these days. My third book, A Palette for Murder , is available for pre-order this week. Once people start being able to pre...
Monday, November 07, 2016

A Message to My American Friends

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By Vicki Delany Hi, dear American friends, readers, colleagues, Tomorrow you are having a major election. If you haven't already, be...
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Friday, November 04, 2016

Time and Setting

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"Well, let me catch you up. It's now later the same afternoon. . ." That's what Blanche on The Golden Girls says when D...
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Thursday, November 03, 2016

Plotting Tricks, or Turning Points and Snowflakes

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I'm in the midst of facilitating a ten-week writing workshop with a bunch of retired professors from the Emeritus College at Arizona...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016

So you’ve got to do a reading

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by Rick Blechta This Saturday is book launching day for Vicki and me. During our event, we’re going to do some short readings. This is my on...
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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...