Thursday, August 29, 2024

Writer in Residence

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I enjoyed reading Tom's entry about critique groups. I've belonged to a venerable group for years, and they have been invaluable to ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

A Different Kind of Energy

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I am delighted to join the Type M for Murder crew with my second post! I’m finding a wealth of insights into the fiction writing process and...
Monday, August 26, 2024

Head Hopping

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  By Thomas Kies For the last few months, I’ve been mentoring a critique group that meets every Monday night at a local wine bar.   The pe...
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Saturday, August 24, 2024

The Purge

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 One of my writer fantasies was the world honoring my life and publishing accomplishments with the Mario Acevedo museum, a must-visit shrine...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

My Reading Buckets

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 by Sybil Johnson Whenever I finish reading the first book in a series, I mentally place the series into a bucket. I never actually write t...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Treasure Hidden in the Weeds

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  by Catherine Dilts   Gardens need to be weeded. So does fiction. My garden is in a wild state of growth. There are only six weeks left...
Thursday, August 15, 2024

Writing is Rewriting

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 Donis here. First of all, let me join the chorus of delight and welcome our newest Type M author, Catherine Dilts! Oh, how glad we are to h...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Dear Reader

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First of all, I'd like to extend a warm welcome to Catherine Dilts, whom Charlotte so eloquently introduced in yesterday's post. We&...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Catherine Dilts

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 by Charlotte Hinger We have wonderful news for the followers of Type M For Murder. Beginning next week, Catherine Dilts, author of the Rose...
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Wednesday, August 07, 2024

Writing the Cozy Mystery

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 by Sybil Johnson Awhile back I answered a call on social media for cozy authors to write an essay about some aspect of writing the cozy my...
Monday, August 05, 2024

Something New for Me--Historical Fiction

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 By Thomas Kies I’m nearly finished reading a fascinating book called Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander. Non-fiction, it’s set in Worl...
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Saturday, July 27, 2024

The Nostalgia of Texas Gothic and Horror

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Last Monday, I had the pleasure of moderating the Q&A and book signing of I Was A Teenage Slasher with one of my favorite authors, Step...
Thursday, July 25, 2024

Characters

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 by Donis Casey I greatly enjoyed Sybil's entry yesterday about categories. I've been working on a new book, possibly a new series, ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Musings on Categorization

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 by Sybil Johnson People like to categorize things, to put things in boxes. I think it makes it easier for us to deal with and remember all ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Scams and Scoundrels

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 by Charlotte Hinger I can't keep up with all the crooks operating online. Sometimes I think the people who never use the internet are t...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Mother Nature's wrath

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Sybil's post about conflict struck a chord with me today. She listed the three basic types of conflict - with yourself, with another per...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Finances!

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 by Charlotte Hinger One of the best writers I know is Johnny D. Boggs. He actually earns a living from his writing. Of course, he qualifies...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Communication Issues in Fiction

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 by Sybil Johnson Sometime in my 20s I decided managing expectations (yours and others) and good communication were the key to minimizing c...
Monday, July 08, 2024

My Crime Noir

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  By Thomas Kies I’ve been working feverishly on a book that I’m really excited about.  The working title is Exit Signs. The first draft of...
Friday, July 05, 2024

Early Writing Days

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 by Charlotte Hinger I confess that Donis's post about the not-so-good-old-days sent me down memory lane. The above picture is of me and...