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Adventures in Research
We’re in merry old England this week, so this is a revised version of an earlier post. Kate Flora: The reading community we write for is an informed and demanding one, so we all have to do research for our … Continue reading
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Tuning Up the Senses/Learning to Observe
Kate Flora: Today I’m sharing an exercise I used to do in my writing class. It’s fun one to make yourself do. Tuning Up the Senses/Learning to Observe/Exploring the language of the senses and observation/Amassing the details to create a … Continue reading
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I Didn’t Intend to Write a Book
From time to time, we like to introduce our readers to other Maine crime writers. Please welcome today’s guest to the blog: Elaine Lohrman: I did not intend to write a book. It was just something I fell into. Conversations … Continue reading
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The Voices that Keep Us Going
Kate Flora: I enjoyed reading Kathy’s post about reader feedback so much yesterday that I decided to share some of my own. Those reader cards and letters are much rarer these days, but when I was in my early writing … Continue reading
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I Used to Be a Writer
Kate Flora: Recently, I made the exciting discovery (which everyone else probably already knows) that I can put my manuscripts on my kindle and they read like any other book. So much fun. Also so helpful in seeing bad punctuation, … Continue reading
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To Market To Market . . .
Kate Flora: I was digging through some old files this week, looking for information on the history of the New England Crime Bake. What I found along the way amused me and perhaps will amuse you as well. Back in 1993, … Continue reading
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Writing Tip Wednesday – How to Write a Fight Scene
Kate Flora (from a panel I did at a conference a few years ago) So You Want to Write a Fight Scene? Some things to consider when you embark on this task: What role does the fight play in your … Continue reading
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Never Forget that This is Supposed to be FUN
Kate Flora: Sometimes, this writer gets sick of staring at the screen, writing words, erasing them, doing global search and replace to be sure the character’s names are spelled consistently, and searching for those words I leave out and don’t … Continue reading
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And then I Fled to the Jungle
Kate Flora: Apologies for being so tardy today. We just got home at midnight after two long flights and I was too groggy earlier to put words together. My husband and I, recognizing that we aren’t getting any younger, decreed … Continue reading
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What the Writers are Reading
From time to time, we like to share what we’re reading as well as what we’re writing. We’re always delighted when you chime in with what you are reading as well. We can never get enough book suggestions. Kate Flora: For … Continue reading
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