Friday, June 30, 2017

Now Playing

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The remake of The Beguiled looked lush and mysterious. I like the actors in the film. However, I am unlikely to see it in the theater. I sa...
Thursday, June 29, 2017

Yes, We Played in the Street

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Donis here, trying to avoid sunstroke. It's been warmish in my town lately. In fact it's horrible. In the afternoons the a/c neve...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Where fact meets fiction

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In this era of fake news, the line between truth and make-believe has become so blurred that it's becoming increasingly difficult to kn...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Accepting compliments well is a skill that can be learned

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by Rick Blechta Let me state right off the bat, that I don’t get compliments on my writing all that often. Like Aline and everyone else...
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Monday, June 26, 2017

You're Very Kind

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One of the very nicest things about being an author is getting emails from people who have read your book – at least the complimentary ones ...
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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Ludimus Deus

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I've got great news to share. After years in the making, my YA novel, University of Doom , is ready to hit the streets. In fact, the off...
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Friday, June 23, 2017

The New Religion

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My father used to say: "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." Wise words. We all know better than to t...
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Thursday, June 22, 2017

Visual Rhetoric: Where does inspiration come from?

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Writers find inspiration in many places. In my next two posts, I’m going to share some of my ideas on the issue. I teach a rhetoric course...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

CCWC 2017 Recap

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I recently attended the California Crime Writers Conference here in Southern California where around 200 like-minded individuals got togeth...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Is crime fiction the “comfort food” of literature?

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by Rick Blechta Yesterday, I was listening to The Next Chapter , a weekly radio show on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) hosted by ...
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Monday, June 19, 2017

Wonder Woman: The Bechdel and Delany Tests

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By Vicki Delany Way back on New Years Week 2015 I discussed the Bechdel test, which is applied to movies, and invented my own test whic...
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Characters and Seasons

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Donis's blog yesterday about summer reading reminded me of what I've always liked about summer. As a child (student) and as an adult...
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Thursday, June 15, 2017

Summer Reading

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My latest Alafair Tucker novel, Forty Dead Men , is in the can, as they say, and I await my editor’s final approval. I’ve already begun rese...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Guiding the string

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Aline's Monday post made me smile, especially the "pounds, shillings, and ounces" in Winnie the Pooh's poem. But she pose...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

The visceral image of the “smoking gun”

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by Rick Blechta “The smoking gun.” This is a very much-used — you could easily say overused — colloquial term, especially in the super...
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Monday, June 12, 2017

How Long is a Piece of String?

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Or rather, how long is the book you're writing at the moment going to be?  Do you know? Perhaps you are the sort of writer I greatly a...
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Saturday, June 10, 2017

Guest Blogger Dan Baldwin

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Type M is thrilled to welcome guest blogger Dan Baldwin. To say than Dan is a prolific author would be an understatement. He is both trad...
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Thursday, June 08, 2017

Don Henley and Voice

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Tuesday night, I drove two hours across Massachusetts on Route 2 and into Boston to see Don Henley play at an outdoor venue on the waterfron...
Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Persistence is Key

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This weekend I’ll be in Culver City attending the California Crime Writers Conference . On Sunday, I’ll be moderating a panel on surviving t...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017

Here’s a thing we writers need to remember

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by Rick Blechta Driving back from a book event I attended this weekend (Limestone Genre Expo), I had plenty of time to reflect on plenty o...
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