Wednesday, January 31, 2024

American and British shows

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 Barbara here, slightly late for my Wednesday morning post. Today I am simply copying a recent post I saw on Facebook, which addresses an is...
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Saturday, January 27, 2024

Superstars 2024

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My big 2024 New Year's resolution was to network more with like-minded writers. To follow up on that commitment I enrolled in Superstars...
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Running Over the Goat

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 Is it my turn again? Time certainly flies, especially when you have a jillion things on your mind and you barely know what day it is. I liv...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Do Cozies Take Murder Seriously?

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 by Sybil Johnson At a holiday party last month, someone said they didn’t read cozies because they don’t take murder seriously. I wholeheart...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

My Favorite Present

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  by Charlotte Hinger My favorite Christmas present this year was not one I received, it was one I gave to my granddaughter, Audrey Crockett...
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Monday, January 22, 2024

Read Your Work Out Loud

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   By Thomas Kies I was recently one of the judges in a short story contest called “Winter Hauntings”.  The winners were celebrated at a tic...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

More on ducks and finding the path

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 Donis's post on rewriting struck a chord with me. The first draft is always a challenge. Fashioning a story out of nothingness is like ...
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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Putting All My Ducks in a Row

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  Donis here. I’ve already reached a point in the first draft of my new manuscript where I have begun to rewrite. After I finish first draft...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

My Year in Books 2023

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 by Sybil Johnson It’s time for my annual reading wrap-up. January to December, just to make it clear. One reason I say that is because I p...
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Tuesday, January 09, 2024

About ChatGPT

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  by Charlotte Hinger I spoke with a lady Sunday who knows a lot about ChatGPT. I'm fascinated with this new technology and have used it...
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Monday, January 08, 2024

Is Your Protagonist "Different"?

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 By Thomas Kies I recently finished two books back-to-back that I enjoyed but for completely different reasons.  The Maid by Nita Prose and...
Thursday, January 04, 2024

Art and Politics

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New Year's resolutions aren’t on my mind this week. Don Winslow is. I’m late to the game when it comes to Winslow, having just picked u...
Wednesday, January 03, 2024

In Praise of Mystery Conferences

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 Festivals and conferences are a wonderful way for writers and readers to connect, forge networks and friendships, learn about new books and...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Happy New Year - Please!

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  Don and I - 49 years later... Here we are again, at the end of the year, and the beginning of a whole new cycle. December has always been ...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Happy Holidays!

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 Wishing you all the best this holiday season. May the new year bring you lots of great books to read.
Monday, December 25, 2023

Happy Holidays!!

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 Happy Holidays from the coast of North Carolina.  May all your mysteries be intriguing, and your endings be happy.   Thank you Lee Hinson a...
Saturday, December 23, 2023

Four Books for the Holidays

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The original idea for this month's post was a humorous reflection on my family's Xmas traditions. Then last night I learned that a g...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Evolving traditions for the modern world

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 As a few people have noted, the holiday season has begun, and with it, the good, the bad, and the sad of family traditions. I decided that ...
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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Traditions!

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 Thanksgiving is over for both the U.S. and Canada, which means that the holiday season is officially off and running. My husband and I had ...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Words of the Year 2023

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  by Sybil Johnson  Words of the year for 2023 have been announced by various organizations. A number of them use word of the year in the b...
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