Wednesday, October 29, 2025

It's Spooky Season!

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 by Sybil Johnson I don’t remember hearing the term “Spooky Season” much before this year. I suspect I have not been paying attention. I rat...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Halloween Antics

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    by Charlotte Hinger                             She's gone. She disappeared. She was the central character in my neighbor's elab...
Monday, October 27, 2025

Finding character

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 By Steve Pease // Michael Chandos The protagonist, the Hero of your inspirational story, the solid woman who keeps your literary family tog...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Falling Leaves and Word Sprints

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by Catherine Dilts Why am I surprised every fall when my schedule suddenly fills? It happens this way year after year. The leaves turn c...
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Friday, October 17, 2025

Moving Forward Toward Indie

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H ello from Portland, Maine. Shelley here, waving, but with hopefully a bit more flesh on my bones than the skeleton in the photo below.  Th...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

75 Years of Peanuts

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 by Sybil Johnson My cataract surgeries are done. Sorry I missed my last posting day. My eyes were adjusting to their new reality. Honestly,...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Writing the Difficult Obituary

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  Dr. Quintard Taylor, died September 26, 2025, in Houston, Texas. He was 76 years old. Johnny D. Boggs, editor-in-chief of Roundup asked m...
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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...