Monday, December 23, 2024

Every Day Is Saturday

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By Steve Pease/Michael Chandos.        I’m a day late with my blog because I don’t know what day it is.        When you have a job, you have...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

How the Sausage is Made

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 I read Tom's entry about letting your newly-finished MS rest, below, with great sympathy and understanding. Mainly because I am doing t...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Encouraging Your Muse

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 Catherine Dilts Waiting passively for “the muse” to whisper in your ear is like sitting in a dark room waiting for someone to turn on the...
Monday, December 16, 2024

Let That WIP Rest

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 When I was in the hospital, I had a lot of time to think.  It’s either that or watch a ton of FRIENDS reruns. Before going to the Galapagos...
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Friday, December 13, 2024

Creative Longings

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By Shelley Burbank I was chatting with an artist friend of mine, Sharon, about creativity.* Sharon once wrote a novel. She always wanted to ...
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Thursday, December 12, 2024

Head Scratching

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I sold my first book when I was in my twenties, which seems like a lifetime ago. That makes sense since the publishing industry ages in dog ...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Rereading Your Past AKA I Wrote That?

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 by Sybil Johnson While I’m proud of all the stories I’ve written over the years, I’m not fond of rereading them. Whether it’s a short stor...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Is snow a blessing

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 by Steve Pease writing as Michael Chandos      My To-Do list is huge. I have house tasks, cars, lawn, filing, all the stuff that occupies l...
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Thursday, December 05, 2024

Grateful

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My husband just made a delicious batch of molasses bread. I love it. It makes the whole day better. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I’m...
Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Shy authors and the promotional game

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 Catherine's post on Persistence, and the struggle of introverted authors to toot our own horn, made me smile. How I can relate! It'...
Tuesday, December 03, 2024

Persistence

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 Catherine Dilts In the day job from which I recently retired, I outlasted many employees who had much more flash and verve. Merely showin...
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Monday, December 02, 2024

AWOL

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  I’m afraid I haven’t contributed to our Type M for Murder blogs in much too long.  My initial excuse was a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the ...
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Friday, November 29, 2024

Black Friday Thoughts

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Margaret Mitchell at work Several years ago, a plot for a short, Black Friday story popped into my head. I don’t write horror or Die Hard t...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Words of the Year 2024

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 by Sybil Johnson It’s that time of the year again. No, I don’t mean Thanksgiving, though it is tomorrow. I’m busy prepping for that.  No, I...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

On Epilogues

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By Charlotte Hinger  In this blog I've complained about novels that have a beginning, a middle, and a middle. That's it! No end in s...
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Monday, November 25, 2024

Watching People

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 By Steve Pease / Michael Chandos    Our stories are about people. Not about the setting, the action, or the clues, but about the people liv...
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Saturday, November 23, 2024

In Memory

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Friday I attended the Celebration of Life for Christine T. Jorgensen (1941-2024). I met Christine during my first Colorado Gold conference i...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Rewrite Time

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 I've finally finished the first draft of my new book, and have begun the rewrite. We've all heard many times that writing is rewrit...
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