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TWO KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEWS
Madcap characters proliferate. Some are good and protective, but others are as dangerous as rattlesnakes. Continue reading
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Tagged 1923, Chicago, competition, Creativity, Flapper, historical novel, Kirkus starred review, master of suspense, scary and witty, wacky characters, writing
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CLUES FOR THE CLUELESS
How do clues work? This question became one of my biggest worries when I started writing murder mysteries. At a conference last Saturday (hosted by Croak & Dagger, the Albuquerque Chapter of Sisters in Crime) Jan Burk, moderator of our … Continue reading
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Tagged antagonist, building clues, craft of writing, crime scene, evidence, guilty behaviors, murder mystery, planting clues, whodunnit
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AFTER THE LAST PAGE
I hate roller coasters. Now I’m on one, excited–intimidated–euphoric–worried– Well, you know how it goes if you’re a writer and remember when your very first book finally found a home after all those years of revisions, advice, revisions, and more … Continue reading
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Blog Hop: Game of Tag about How We Write.
Patricia Smith Wood tagged me in the Blog Hop sweeping the internet for writers. I’m to reveal my innermost writing secrets. Also I’ve tagged two other engaging authors. I’ll tell you who they are at the end of my post. … Continue reading