Saturday, March 30, 2019

Weekend Guest Thomas Burns

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 We're delighted to welcome Thomas to Type M for Murder. Thomas A. Burns, Jr. was born and grew up in New Jersey, currently...
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Friday, March 29, 2019

Not Again!

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I was amused by the flurry of true confessions by my fellow Type M'ers. Donis Casey's contribution really struck home. She mentio...
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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Thoughts on Being a Visiting Writer

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This past week, I had the good fortune –– and great honor –– of being invited to a college where I once taught and in a town where I ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Fond Typing Memories

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I’ve been enjoying the recent posts on Type M about learning to type. It’s brought back a lot of fond memories for me. My first experience...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

My little writing rituals

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by Rick Blechta Again I find myself inspired by my Type M colleagues. This time it’s Tom . I’m pretty sure that every writer has little ...
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Monday, March 25, 2019

Writing Rituals

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My blog this week will have been written shortly before I left to attend and speak at the Virginia Festival of the Book on Saturday, March 2...
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Saturday, March 23, 2019

On The Road Again

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After a self-imposed hiatus from touring, I'm again loose from my cage. A couple of years back I was part of the WordFire Press road cre...
Friday, March 22, 2019

Walking the Line

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Frankie here. I've been chuckling through my colleagues posts this week. In empathy, not superiority. I just left a comment apologizing ...
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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Typing Joys

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Reading the previous entries, below, about how we acquired our typing skills,* made me (Donis) think of all the wonderful times I'v...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Tricks and old dogs

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What a fun trip down memory lane we are having on Type M this week. Typing and typewriters. I can relate to so many of the stories! Back in...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Mavis Beacon changed my life!

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by Rick Blechta This week’s post is in answer to Aline’s post yesterday . I, too, once suffered from a lack of typing skills, but fortunat...
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Monday, March 18, 2019

The Qwerty Keyboard

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As yet again, I realise I've written the word 'hosue' (a favourite mistake) and murmur grateful thanks as my spellcheck changes ...
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Friday, March 15, 2019

(BSP) Blatant Self Promotion

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YOU’RE INVITED BOOK SIGNING MARCH 23, 1:00 PM BARNES AND NOBLE LOVELAND THE HEALER’S DAUGHTER By Charlotte Hinger ...
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STARTING OVER by Guest Blogger Tom Savage

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Hi, folks. I was delighted when John Corrigan invited me to submit a guest post here, and I wondered which aspect of the writing life I shou...
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Thursday, March 14, 2019

Obsessions

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“Where do you get your ideas?” This vague question is asked in two contexts: During Q@A sessions when audience members haven’t read your boo...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The Calm Between

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I’m turned my book in, I’m back from Vegas and I’m enjoying a bit of calm before I receive comments from my publisher. Once I get those next...
Monday, March 11, 2019

Pungent Fish

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Mystery writers love red herrings. We’re like magicians who distract the audience with a flourish of the right hand while we're deftly ...
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Saturday, March 09, 2019

WRITERS RITUALS

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By Vicki Delany Next Saturday (March 16) I’ll be at Murderous March, a conference put on by The Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Cri...
Friday, March 08, 2019

My First Conference

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Frankie here. I don't have time to write a blog post today because I'd busy at school with our visiting student weekend. So I'd ...
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Thursday, March 07, 2019

My First Reader

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 I have been fascinated with a thread that has been running on this blog for the past week, beginning with guest poster Annie Hogsett'...
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Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Who's this story for anyway?

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This week's post is of necessity very short because I am currently otherwise busy with the birth of a new grandchild and the joys of he...
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Know what makes a good book cover and why?

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by Rick Blechta Every author, whether your books come from a traditional publishing house or published by you from your own house, is goin...
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Monday, March 04, 2019

The Reader Avatar

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There is definitely something very spooky going on at Type M.  It is quite uncanny, the number of times I have had an idea for my blog only ...
Saturday, March 02, 2019

Annie Hogsett, Guest Blogger

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Type M is thrilled to welcome Annie Hogsett as our guest blogger this weekend. Annie has a master’s degree in English literature and spent ...
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Friday, March 01, 2019

Uncomfortable Situations

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Last Sunday a gave a talk to a book group in Denver. I knew the hostess and her husband well. They were old friends. I was not dis...