Monday, October 13, 2025

A Book Recommendation

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By Steve Pease/Michael Chandos  Does it seem logical to you that writers of Private Eye mysteries should have real-life experience as a PI? ...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

Calling Dr. Freud, or Novel Writing for Fun and Psychoanalysis

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 Over the course of my novel-writing career, it has occurred to me to wonder about the psychology of those of us who create whole worlds on ...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Conquering the messy middle

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 As you might guess, I am in the middle of my latest Inspector Green novel, at about the halfway mark of the first draft, and I am flounderi...
Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Who Needs This Madness, Anyway?

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by Catherine Dilts I have asked myself, why write fiction? This pursuit feels so anonymous and unrewarding at times. I could settle into r...
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Monday, October 06, 2025

Falling Into Plot Holes.

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 by Thomas Kies I not only love reading good books, but I love watching movies.  I love the art of storytelling.   But I hate plot holes.  A...
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Friday, October 03, 2025

Television Publicity: We Can Do Scary Things

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 Hello, Shelley Burbank here, still in my home state of Maine and absolutely loving the fall foliage and glorious weather. Also "enjoyi...
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Monday, September 29, 2025

DAMN GRASSHOPPERS

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 The weather here at 7500ft in Colorado has been and will be lovely. 50 at night, 75 during the day, severe clear. So, instead of writing, I...
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Saturday, September 27, 2025

I Got Judged

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We often hear: "Don't judge a book by its cover." Then balance that advice alongside: "Always trust your gut instinct....
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Introvert/Extrovert

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 Donis here. I've been having a bit of trouble making significant progress on my current WIP, mainly because I keep being interrupted by...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Surviving the chaos.

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 The Jewish New Year began on Monday evening and marks the beginning of a period of introspection, personal accounting, and actions to addre...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

A Different Perspective - Notes from Alaska

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by Catherine Dilts Routine can be a writer’s friend. Committing to a schedule can be productive. But routine can be a creativity killer. W...
Monday, September 22, 2025

Seeing Characters Come to Life

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 by Thomas Kies On October 14 and 15, actors from the Carteret Community Theatre will be performing MURDER ON THE MENU at the Culinary Schoo...
Friday, September 19, 2025

Lolly the Lobster, or Why We Need a Little Silliness Right Now

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by Shelley Burbank I've been in Maine for a few weeks now, and it's filling me with such contentment. And by that I mean seafood. Lo...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

One Eye Down, One To Go

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 by Sybil Johnson This post will be short. I had cataract surgery a week or so ago and have another coming up on Monday. It has been an int...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

One of Those Days

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 By Charlotte Hinger I don't understand days like yesterday. It was more Monday than usual, and to make things worse, today is Tuesday a...
Monday, September 15, 2025

The DEATH of the Short Story (and More) and Persistence

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzJiYmo_f40 This is the link to a short video by a working/selling science fiction novelist who still gets s...
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Tuesday, September 09, 2025

George Goes Missing: An Alaska mini-mystery

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by Catherine Dilts Gone fishing! That’s my excuse for failing to post an article August 26 th . To celebrate our retirement, my husband and ...
Friday, September 05, 2025

Routine and Novelty

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by Shelley Burbank What is better for creativity: routine or novelty?  For the past eight months I've been living halfway around the wor...
Thursday, September 04, 2025

Multiple Gunshot Suicide & the Suspension of Disbelief, by Cynthia Leal Massey

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Type M 4 Murder is pleased as can be to host guest author Cynthia Leal Massey, whose wonderful new release, historical crime mystery Well o...
Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Audiobooks

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 by Sybil Johnson I'm a firm believer that every book should be available in as many formats as possible. They all serve their own purp...
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