Saturday, March 28, 2026

When We Become the Device

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 My phone sends a nightly report of that day's screen time. Usually I'm around two hours and change. But that's screen time on m...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Writing as Time Travel

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One perk of writing historical mysteries is that I (Donis) get to live in a time and place that no longer exists, and believe things that no...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Spring in the Air?

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by Catherine Dilts Here in Colorado Springs, we’re having a false spring. The temperatures are setting records. However, it’s all a lie. A...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Scams, Scams, and More Scams

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 by Thomas Kies I recently received these unsolicited emails.  Hello Thomas, I’m reaching out on behalf of The Great Books Society of Denver...
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Friday, March 20, 2026

Investing in a Writer Mentorship Program

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"Janice is Skeptical" by Shelley Burbank Hi Type Ms. Shelley Burbank here.  Following is a segment from my recent PINK DANDELIONS ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Prepping For Malice

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 by Sybil Johnson I’ll be attending Malice Domestic once again this year. For those who don’t know, it’s a mystery convention celebrating tr...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

How Far Should We Go?

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 By Charlotte Hinger I hate hate hate writing a novel synopsis. Curiously, I love writing query letters and judging by the reception I get, ...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

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 p...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Calling in the experts

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 I have been really struggling with my current WIP, Sins of the Father, the thirteenth Inspector Green novel. The word count suggests I am t...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Traveling With Pets

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by Catherine Dilts Why do I always imagine I can write while on vacation? This trip had an added challenge. My husband and I have never tr...
Friday, March 06, 2026

Vision Board Before Writing

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"Masquerade" by Shelley Burbank Hi Everyone. Shelley Burbank here.  March has begun, and I'm wallowing and wading in my next O...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Viva Las Vegas

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 by Sybil Johnson I spent last week in Las Vegas, one of my favorite places to vacation. I’m not a partier, I just find it endlessly fascina...
Tuesday, March 03, 2026

It Won't Work

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 by Charlotte Hinger Once in while someone comes to me (usually after a signing) saying they have the most wonderful story. They know I will...
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Monday, March 02, 2026

DOING TAXES

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 Michael Chandos February is always ruined by doing taxes.  We keep records of business expenses, taxes paid for major purchases, donations,...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Learn to Take Nothing for Granted

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 2026 makes the 20th anniversary of my career as a professional writer. In those two decades, one can get jaded about plans foiled, marketin...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Pure Colorado – As a Fictional Setting?

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By Catherine Dilts When creating a setting for a work of fiction, some authors invent their world from scratch. Others place their charact...
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Monday, February 23, 2026

Inside the Criminal Mind

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 by Thomas Kies  On Friday, February 27th, I’ll be joining a panel at Left Coast Crime with Harriet Cannon, Craig Clevenger, and David Putna...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Embracing Human Creativity

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  By Shelley Burbank: This includes an excerpt from my latest PINK DANDELIONS newsletter.  Dandelion Seeds  FROM PINK DANDELIONS With everyt...
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