Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Chasing the muse

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    Barbara here. I am writing this high over the coastal plain of Belize, with its patchwork of farmland and forests visible through the fl...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Blogging About Blogging

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 By Catherine Dilts Social media blasts out bite-sized tidbits of info with clickbait headlines. The algorithms flood us with posts on the i...
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Monday, February 09, 2026

Good News-Bad News

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 by Thomas Kies The good news first. It was officially announced this week that I am now working with a new publisher.  I’m thrilled to be w...
Friday, February 06, 2026

Women's Fiction, Chick Lit, and the Dilemma of Genres

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By Shelley Burbank A Little Handmade 'Zine After a successful launch of Strawberry Moon Mystery --and by "successful" I mean t...
Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Bookish Fun

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 by Sybil Johnson I think we could all use some fun right now. I know I could. So here are some interesting/fun things I’ve found recently ...
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Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Con or Legitimate?

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by Charlotte Hinger Steve's post yesterday was about notable quotes from writers. He keeps a booklet full of these.  Words of wisdom ...
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Monday, February 02, 2026

Revel in other people's words

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 Michael Chandos I love quotations. I have several books of quotes, many of them too dry to live, and computer files of quotes stolen from r...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Exhausted

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 This is a rerun, Dear Readers, of an entry I wrote on this blog in 2020. I am sorry to say that five years later, I am more exhausted and m...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Writing for the joy of it

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Barbara here. I know, it’s been a while. More than a while. This fall and winter have been so full of distractions and world craziness that ...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Brick and Mortar

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by Catherine Dilts So much commerce is taking place online via the faceless ether that there is a special phrase for businesses with a phy...
Monday, January 26, 2026

What's in a Name?

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 by Thomas Kies How important is it to get the right name for your characters? Think about some memorable literary characters: Ebenezer Scro...
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Saturday, January 24, 2026

I'll Drink to That...Not Any More.

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An inseparable component of writer lore is drinking. Ernest Hemingway and his daiquiris. Charles Bukowski and his boilermakers. Dorothy Park...
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Friday, January 23, 2026

This Is Not That Age

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Dear Loyal Type M Reader. Shelley Burbank here on this lovely Friday afternoon, writing from Guam.  I hope your January has gone okay . I kn...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

My Year in Books 2025

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 by Sybil Johnson It’s time for my annual reading wrap-up. January to December, just to make it clear. I say this because I once again part...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Hooray for Audiobooks

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 By Charlotte Hinger Santa dumped books by the sleigh load on our family. We all love to read. I like books in any format. I love my hardcov...
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Garbage cans are like Cracker Jack boxes

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 By Steve Pease/Michael Chandos I'm 79 (as of last Saturday - one more year 'til Hell freezes over). I've been involved in part-...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Going Deep

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 I (Donis) didn’t sleep very well last night. I couldn’t go deep. This is a problem I’ve been having off and on lately, one with which I’m s...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Gearing Up for the Outside World

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by Catherine Dilts This isn’t about outfitting for winter sports. The topic is the much more treacherous and risky activity of introverted...
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Thursday, January 08, 2026

Deep Inner Workings of a Story

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Hi Type M's, it's Shelley here.  I'm back in Guam and ready to get back to work writing after a kind of whirlwind of travel and ...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Juror No. 1

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 by Sybil Johnson Juror No. 1. Sounds like the title of a legal thriller, doesn’t it? In this case, though, that was my number when I was o...