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Category: Mysteries

The Joys of Winter

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As I write, I look out on a thick blanket of snow rolling down to a frozen white lake. Ice…

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Posted in: Book Titles, Climate, Mysteries, Setting, Travel Filed under: charles todd, ice hotels, old customs, Scandinavia, Snow, winter

per•se•ver•ance

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  per·se·ver·ance noun \ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s\ First known use: 14th century :The quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something…

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Posted in: Advice from Writers, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Revisions Filed under: mystery writing, perseverance, rejection letters

The Last Man Who Knew Everything

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Has anyone ever known everything there was to know? Who was the last person to have read every book in…

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Posted in: Europe, Language, Mysteries Filed under: aristotle, coleridge, erasmus, knowledge, scholarship

Something Strange is Going On in Ohio

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In a winter of snow, ice, below-zero temperatures, fender-benders, and school closings, Nature sometimes creates its own form of entertainment.…

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Posted in: Climate, Mysteries, Weather Filed under: snow rollers, weather phenomenon, winter

What I Wish I Had Known, Part V: Lucy Burdette

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This week I am pleased to introduce you to Lucy Burdette, author of twelve mysteries, eight written as Roberta Isleib.…

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Posted in: Advice from Writers, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Publishing, Writing Conferences and Workshops Filed under: Key West, Lucy Burdette, Publishing, Seascape Writers' Retreat, writing advice

Truth and Consequences

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“Everybody, sooner or later,” said Robert Louis Stevenson, “sits down to a banquet of consequences.” Wonderful quote. I’ve used it…

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Posted in: Characters, Craft of Writing, Mysteries Filed under: Gone Girl, moral universe, mysteries, Robert Louis Stevenson

What I Wish I Had Known, Part IV: G. M. Malliet

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    This week I have the privilege of introducing you to award-winning mystery writer G. M. MALLIET, whose books,…

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Posted in: Advice from Writers, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Publishing Filed under: Advice for New Writers, g.m. malliett, mysteries

Amanda Flower’s Advice for New Mystery Writers

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          This week I have the pleasure of introducing you to a wonderful mystery writer, Amanda Flower (yes, that’s her…

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Posted in: Advice from Writers, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Publishing Filed under: Amanda Flower, mysteries, Publishing, writing advice

Duffy Brown’s “Never Give Up” Game Plan to Getting Published

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All writers, especially first-time writers, struggle mightily with self-doubt. Believe me, I know. Even though, so far, I’ve stuck a mere…

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Posted in: Advice from Writers, Awards, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Publishing Filed under: Advice for New Writers, Duffy Brown, Publishing

The Mystery of the Brain

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Making time to blog has been harder this summer. I’m revising my traditional mystery manuscript, and I’ve become obsessed. After…

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Posted in: Blogging, Craft of Writing, Mysteries, Revisions Filed under: brain power, deja vu, mysteries, revising

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