Thursday, March 30, 2017

The Pedagogy of Novel Writing

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In the field of curriculum development, there is a methodology called Backward Design. In principle, backward design calls for an educator t...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Left Coast Crime - Honolulu Havoc

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I’m back from Left Coast Crime in Hawaii where I had a great time. Met new people and reconnected with some I hadn’t seen in a while. Even t...
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Monday, March 27, 2017

How Much is Too Much?

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By Vicki Delany No, not sex. See Donis and Barbara above. But food. It sometimes seems that in cozy mysteries there is no such ...
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Saturday, March 25, 2017

En español, con ganas

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Today I'll be giving a talk at the Denver Public Library, Escribiendo parte de nuestra historia con el autor Mario Acevedo . What makes ...
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Friday, March 24, 2017

Body in Motion

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On Tuesday night, I had trouble sleeping. I tossed and turned and wanted to throw something at the alarm when it went off. But I had an appo...
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Thursday, March 23, 2017

In the Weeds, or Keeping the Reader Interested Through the Middle of Your Novel

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I, Donis, was fascinated by Barbara’s entry, below , on writing about sex. How much is enough, how much is too much? When do you cross th...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Will she or won't she, and other questions about sex

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Barbara here. Sex is the theme for today. Or rather the do's and don'ts of writing sex scenes. The reason for this is that I am cur...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Authors: the importance of knowing your business

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by Rick Blechta I have written at length on Type M about the difference between the job of “writer” and “author”. Yeah, those thoughts ...
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Monday, March 20, 2017

The World's Largest Book

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We often talk about 'losing ourselves in a book.' Here at the Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) it is quite easy to lose...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Guest Blogger Mary Anna Evans

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Type M is pleased to welcome guest blogger Mary Anna Evans , author of the wonderful  Faye Longchamp Mystery series. Faye lives the exci...
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Friday, March 17, 2017

Multi-Author Signings

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Last fall I participated in a multi-author signing. It was sponsored by the Loveland Public Library, which is a state of the art facility. T...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

My Busy Mini-Retirement

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My mother is retired. But every time I call, she tells me she’s busy. I shake my head and think, How busy can you be, Mom? Well, this week...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

California Crime Writers Conference

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As you read this, I’m out of town once again. This time I’m attending Left Coast Crime Honolulu Havoc in Hawaii. I’m on Oahu celebrating my ...
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

How much do you need to know to know that you don’t know much?

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by Rick Blechta I don’t know about you, but I tend to second-guess just about everything I do — especially in my writing. At times it can ...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Home again! Nope, on the road again!

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by Vicki Delany Barbara faithfully wrote and submitted her Type M posts while she and I were away in India and Nepal. She shared some of h...
Friday, March 10, 2017

My Week

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Reading "My Day," Eleanor Roosevelt's syndicated newspaper column, one can't help but be struck by how she weaves the deta...
Thursday, March 09, 2017

Coming Up – Tucson Book Festival 2017

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This photo is from 2011, but I like it Every year at this time I pack up my old kit bag and head down to Tucson Arizona to work the Tuc...
Wednesday, March 08, 2017

More on inspiration

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Barbara here. In my last post, I wrote about inspiration on the road, specifically a three-week personal holiday travelling through India a...
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Tuesday, March 07, 2017

On the lighter side…

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by Rick Blechta I’m a bit under the gun today with Things That Need Doing, so I’ll eschew the Sturm und Drang of my recent posts and inste...
Monday, March 06, 2017

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Recently I came across a quote from Joanna Trollope.  I'm not sure how well known she is outside Britain; she was first successful with ...
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