Thursday, July 31, 2025

I'll Take Mine With a Twist

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 Since good writers copy and great writer steal*, I'm always looking for good ideas to lift from other authors. Not plagiarism, of cours...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Are we headed for self-destruction?

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 Once more I have managed to miss my last Type M post day, so this time I decided that no matter how busy the summer is and how tired I am b...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Bearing Fruit – On Your Own Terms

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by Catherine Dilts I picked my first tomato Saturday. Colorado backyard gardeners compare their efforts to other regions at their emotiona...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Ten Commandments for Mystery Writers?

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 By Thomas Kies The first thing I write on the blackboard when I start teaching a creative writing class is “There Are No Rules”. But in rea...
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Saturday, July 26, 2025

The Bedrock of the Publishing Industry

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When it comes to books, we writers like to interview other writers, editors, literary agents, publicists, but how often do we pick the brain...
Friday, July 25, 2025

A Story Idea Developing in Real Time

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As Recorded on a Facebook Post by Shelley Burbank One of the perennial questions readers ask authors is, "Where do you get your ideas?...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Moral Rights

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 by Sybil Johnson Not long ago Penny Publications sold AQMM, EQMM, FS&F, Analog and Asimov’s to the new consortium Must Read Magazines....
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The Interview

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by Charlotte Hinger Mary's Place is a finalist for the Colorado Book Award in historical fiction. I'm thrilled to be given this lev...
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Monday, July 21, 2025

It's like the stage on the page

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    In my mid-20s, while working full time as an Air Force Officer, slogging thru a Master's program, coping with a new family and an ol...
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Wonder Girl

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  Original movie poster Did you ever see the movie Wonder Boys, with Michael Douglas? It's one of my favorite movies of all time, and he...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

A Garden Surprise

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 Catherine Dilts Summers in Colorado tend to be go-go-go. We want to fit in all the outdoor adventures that don’t involve snow sports. The...
Monday, July 14, 2025

Mystery Writing and Conspiracy Theories

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 by Thomas Kies Why are so many of us enamored with conspiracy theories? I know that I’m enthralled by one right now.  This business about J...
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Friday, July 11, 2025

A Dark Death: Analysis of a Cozy Mystery

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By Shelley Burbank Happy Friday, Type M Clan!  I hope your July is going swimmingly. Here in Guam we are heading toward rainy season and hav...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025

My Summer Vacation

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 by Sybil Johnson I feel a little like I’m writing one of those grade school essays on “what I did on my summer vacation.” I don’t remember...
Tuesday, July 08, 2025

The Big Bang

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 by Charlotte Hinger And a grand time it was too. The whole Hinger clan met in Beaufort North Carolina for a 4th of July celebration. We hop...
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Monday, July 07, 2025

Wordplay prompts for stories

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 MC here Lecturing about genre writing to students is great fun. They almost always ask, "Where do you get your ideas?" My answer ...
Thursday, July 03, 2025

Independence Day

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original cover  Tomorrow being the 4th of July has caused me to reflect upon all the many, many U.S. Independence Days I have enjoyed in the...
Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Happy Canada Day, summer's here!

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 Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canucks! As Catherine noted yesterday (the actual Canada Day), summer has finally arrived. Up here in Canada,...