Wednesday, October 30, 2019

For the love of libraries

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This past Sunday I had the honour of being the guest speaker at the annual fundraising gala of the Friends of the Haliburton County Public ...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

ALWAYS ask questions

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by Rick Blechta This weekend I was in the middle of a chapter and came to a roadblock, or maybe it’s better to put it that I came to a poi...
Monday, October 28, 2019

Making a Start

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It was 33C when I left Saigon on Thursday. Today, it's 4C. But the sun is shining in a brilliant blue sky and I keep telling myself that...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Guest Blogger: Thomas A. Burns, Jr.

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Thomas A. Burns, Jr. is the author of the Natalie McMasters Mysteries. He was born and grew up in New Jersey, attended Xavier High School ...

Random Inspiration

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When my granddaughter Leah was in high school she participated in Equestrian Vaulting Competitions. Not pole vaulting, but acrobatic...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Outline or handcuffs?

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I’m about 50,000 words into my work-at-hand, I’ve edited what I have, and feel good about it. To date, I have followed my outline, which, tr...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Introducing Characters

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The posts the last couple days from Tom and Rick on creating opening scenes got me thinking about the best way to introduce characters in a ...
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The things put into that opening scene are SO important!

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by Rick Blechta I enjoyed Tom’s post from yesterday , not only because Raiders of the Lost Ark is particular favourite movie of mine, but...
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Monday, October 21, 2019

It was a dark and stormy night!

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of your book's first line.  You can't let up after that first sentence though, you hav...
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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Guest Blogger Karen Odden

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Type M 4 Murder is thrilled to welcome historical mystery author Karen Odden, who writes wonderfully evocative novels set in 1870s London, i...
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Friday, October 18, 2019

Field Trip

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My email today will be short because it's after 2 a.m. and I have a plane to catch this afternoon. I've been in Kansas City, Missour...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

What to Wear

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As I (Donis) mentioned when last I wrote, I'll be launching my latest novel The Wrong Girl , A Bianca Dangereuse Old Hollywood Myst...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Travel riches

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In various ways, the past few Type M posts have been about setting. Airports, our favourite places to write, and visiting new parts of the ...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Hey! What’s everyone doing while waiting for their plane?

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by Rick Blechta Having spent far too much time in airports last week drove home why I don’t like to fly. Problem was, there was no choice ...
Monday, October 14, 2019

A Room of One's Own

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A room of one's own (with a lock on the door) and £500 a year were what was necessary for writing fiction, Virginia Woolf famously state...
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Friday, October 11, 2019

Changing Locales

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Daughter Cherie and Granddaughter Leah on Lake Jeannette Last week I visited our oldest daughter who recently moved to Greensboro, Nort...
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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Editing Thoughts: Technology is (and is not) Your friend

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For the past two weeks, I’ve been revising my work-in-progress. I’m about (cross your fingers) two-thirds finished the manuscript, and I’ll ...
Wednesday, October 09, 2019

Talking About Your WIP

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Some people like talking about the stories they’re working on. They have no problem telling anyone who asks how it’s going, what it’s about,...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019

An explanation

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by Rick Blechta Sorry, but there will be no post from me this week — other than this brief explanation. I'm currently in Virginia ...
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Monday, October 07, 2019

Building Your Brand...One Book at a Time.

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I parked cars at the North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City yesterday.  My Rotary Club does it to raise money for local non-profit...