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Guest Blog: Jackie Romine Walburn – First Fiction for this Reporter: Finding the Truth Inside the Story

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First fiction for this reporter:Finding the truth inside the story by Jackie Romine Walburn Until starting my first and still-to-be-published novel, this lifelong professional writer- reporter-turned-corporate communications manager had never written a word of fiction. So, how did a reporter switch from journalistic rules of “just the facts” and “accuracy, accuracy, accuracy” to making things […]

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Guest Blogger: Joanne Guidoccio – From Teacher to Author

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FROM TEACHER TO AUTHOR:  An interview with Joanne Guidoccio… Tell us about your upcoming novel, Between Land and Sea. This contemporary version of The Little Mermaid offers hope and inspiration to anyone who has been dumped, deceived or demoted. It is the first in a trilogy about the Bella tribe of the Mediterranean kingdom. In

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Guest Blogger Judy Alter – Researching the Lowly Hot Dog

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Researching the Lowly Hot Dog by Judy Alter We all do a lot of research on setting and other things to make our novels accurate. For the Kelly O’Connell series I studied Craftsman design and the Craftsman movement, because Kelly is a real estate agent who specializes in restoring the priceless Craftsman houses in her

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BSP AND BEING A WRITER by Debra H. Goldstein

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BSP AND BEING A WRITER by Debra H. Goldstein Creativity, diligence, networking, engaging in BSP, and a lot of luck characterize most successful writers.  Although a writer can’t predict luck, the other factors are all within a writer’s control. Every story, poem, or novel begins with an idea.  The key is whether the writer has

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Guest Blogger Anne McGee: Writing Creepy Mysteries for Children – Anne McGee’s Backstory

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Writing Creepy Mysteries for Children – Anne McGee’s Backstory by Anne  McGee I felt so excited when Debra asked me to write an article for her blog. Then I went blank, and for a writer, that’s a really, really nasty feeling. Undaunted, I went for a walk, played some music, nibbled on some cashews, and stared

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It’s Not Where You Start (It’s Where You Finish) by Debra H. Goldstein

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It’s Not Where You Start (It’s Where You Finish) by Debra H. Goldstein Recently, I listened to Barbara Cook’s rendition of the Cy Coleman and Dorthy Field’s signature song “It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish” from 1973’s Broadway show, Seesaw. Forty years after the song debuted, the words remain true. Whether one is

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Guest Blogger Michele Drier: The New? Maybe not.

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The New? Maybe not.  by Michele Drier Long ago, as the earth was cooling, people used odd machines called “typewriters” to compose notes to one another. These machines were developed after the discovery of electricity, but they were powered by a different source, human fingers. And they were called “manual” because of this. They were

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Guest Blogger – Victoria Weisfeld – Follow that Thread!

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  Follow That Thread!   by Victoria Weisfeld “Out the back door and under the big ash was a picnic table . . . I lay down on it for nearly two weeks, staring up into branches and leaves, fighting fear and panic, because I had no idea how to begin a piece of writing.”

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Guest Blogger: Kaye George – Writing What I Know

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  Writing What I Know – by Kaye George Writers are told to “write what we know,” right? This poses a problem for mystery writers because most of us haven’t killed anyone, or even been shot. My life contains so little violence, it’s practically G-rated. So mystery writers soldier on, imaging people shot, strangled, poisoned,

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