Monday, June 28, 2021

What Makes It Worthwhile

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 Today I received the first half of my advance for WHISPER ROOM to be published in 2022.  My wife watched as I opened the envelope from my a...
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Saturday, June 26, 2021

The Big Meh

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If you look up conspiracy theories, one of the most famous is Majestic 12, which was claimed to be the US government's secret operation ...
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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Thinking About Grief

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I have been writing. I can't say whether I've been writing successfully or not. I've been writing in the same state of mind in w...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Creeping cautiously into the future

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 There's been a funny theme on Type M recently about all the ways in which life, technology, and other elements out of our control have ...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

It bears repeating…

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By Rick Blechta Yesterday’s post by Douglas concerning the perils of technology got me thinking. Since the early days of “personal comput...
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Monday, June 21, 2021

The case of the vanishing words

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Sometimes I think technology is out to get me. I don't mean in a Skynet, come-with-me-if-you-want-to-live way, but there are occasions w...
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Friday, June 18, 2021

Backtracking

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What a strange week. I'm picking up on the rather dismal tone Rick took in his post. My writing (or lack of writing) wasn't effected...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

CCWC 2021 Recap

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  I spent last Saturday attending the California Crime Writers Conference - Pandemic Edition. CCWC is a joint effort of the Los Angeles Chap...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Trepidation

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By Rick Blechta Well, my wife and I got our second vaccination last week — which is the reason I missed my Tuesday spot here — so life shoul...
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Monday, June 14, 2021

Writing in Paradise...Usually

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 I’ve enjoyed some of the blogs here on Type M that detail locations where our fellow bloggers like to write and some of their writing habit...
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Friday, June 11, 2021

Waking Early and Writing More?

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 I am normally not a fan of summer mornings. They come too soon and they are too bright. For years, I have been closing the blinds and the c...
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Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Best laid plans

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 A writer's day is always fragmented. Time spent procrastinating on social media and more spent figuring out how to promote on social me...
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Monday, June 07, 2021

Self promotion, buttock-clenching and shark jumping

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Last week, bound proofs of my latest title began to head into the wild. The actual book isn't hitting the stands until August here in th...
Friday, June 04, 2021

Seeking Dumbo's Feather

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 Lately my fellow Type posters have discussed favorite chairs and writing methods. I definitely have a favorite chair. This is where I read,...
Thursday, June 03, 2021

Irons and Fires

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Summer is off and running, and I have many irons in different fires this year. Writing, as always, is the fire that attracts all of my irons...
Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Teaser and Sample Chapters

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  I recently picked up a book I originally had no intention of reading. I’d seen the cover, read the back of the book copy and decided it w...
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Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Something to brighten your day

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By Rick Blechta I’m pressed for time this week, so I’m going to share a joke that should make everyone smile (or even LOL) and is one all w...
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Monday, May 31, 2021

The Rich and Famous

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 In my series of mysteries, that villain is most likely rich and famous. Whether it’s surprise, anger, betrayal, or disgust, most of us have...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

My Home, Myself

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 I (Donis) am driving myself insane lately by trying to learn new and more effective methods of online self-promotion. I tried an experiment...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The sounds of inspiration

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 Rick's post got me thinking, so although I have nowhere near as storied a chair as he does, I decided to answer his question, but with ...
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