Friday, July 29, 2022

The Telling Detail

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 A couple of days ago I was reading Tangerine , a psychological suspense novel by Christine Mangan. It's Mangan's first novel and se...
Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Knowing When To Let Go

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  by Sybil Johnson I recently cancelled my subscription to the Los Angeles Times. Not a big deal, you say? I’ve had a subscription to the Ti...
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Monday, July 25, 2022

My Book Launch and Creativity

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 By Thomas Kies Whisper Room, my fifth novel, is due for release on August 2nd and obviously I couldn’t be any happier.  I’m busy preparing...
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Saturday, July 23, 2022

A Labyrinth of True Crime

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 I've just finished Julian Rubinstein's excellent, The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborho...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Brain Drift

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Lordy, it's hot. Of course I live in southern Arizona, so I'm not surprised that it is supposed to reach 112º today. It's a clic...
Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Lazy, hazy days of summer

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 I laughed when I read the last few posts by my blog mates, something I always do when I'm searching for a topic. After many years on th...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

How Long?

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 by Charlotte Hinger Wonder of all wonders. I'm very close to getting a historical novel published that I wrote in the '90s. This bo...
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Monday, July 18, 2022

Maintaining focus

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 I read Frankie's post the other day and I can sympathise. Or is it empathise? I never do get that right! Anyway, I know where she's...
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Friday, July 15, 2022

Living with Writer's Block

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 I've been trying for months to finish a 4,000-5,000 word essay for a special journal issue on Edgar Allan Poe and his impact on mystery...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Phrogging

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  by Sybil Johnson Phishing I’ve heard of for years. Only recently did I run across the term phrogging. Being a curious sort, I looked it up...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Old Useage

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by Charlotte Hinger  I've almost let this day slip by without posting. Truth is I've had such a frustrating experience with Amazon t...
Monday, July 11, 2022

Clearing Cases

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 By Thomas Kies While doing research for my new book, I came across some numbers that were troublesome.  So rather than keep them to myself,...
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Friday, July 08, 2022

Venturing into the World

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 As I read what my blogmates have written over the past months about venturing out into the world, I feel like the woodchuck who lives under...
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Thursday, July 07, 2022

Barking Mad

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 What a strange time we're living through. I read Charlotte's entry, below, with consternation. She finally takes the plunge and re-...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022

The Downside

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 Last Wednesday I received an email from Candy Moulton, the executive secretary of Western Writers of Ameria. She said a number of conventio...
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Monday, July 04, 2022

Everyone's a critic

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 I have a new book coming out here in the UK this week. Actually, such is the way with retail now, it's already in some stores, although...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

More danger

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I’m officially a Midwesterner, moved in and (somewhat) unpacked in Orchard Lake, Michigan. I’ve dragged my writing chair to the corner of an...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

100!

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  by Sybil Johnson This is a short post today. It’s been a busy couple weeks for me. I finished a short story and submitted it to an antholo...
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

WWA Conference

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 by Charlotte Hinger The annual Western Writers of America convention will always be my favorite event. It was due to connections made at th...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Murder Mystery Dinner

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  By Thomas Kies Fair warning that this blog will be short.   One of the reasons is that it’s summertime here on the North Carolina coast ...
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