Tag Archives: writing advice

But We’re Really Spying on You

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Kate Flora: Some years ago, I was speaking to a high school class about writing, and I was talking to them about how, as writers, we need to train ourselves to be observant. “You think you are here to watch me,” … Continue reading →

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Unsolicited Advice for Those Who Write Cozy Mysteries

Posted on March 8, 2016 by

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, stating up front that I love mysteries at the cozy end of the traditional mystery spectrum. Just lately, however, I keep encountering cozies that contain one or more of my personal pet peeves. These are … Continue reading →

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Sit. Stay. A weekend update and some writing advice for 2015 . . .

Posted on January 3, 2015 by

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Sarah Graves (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Kathy Lynn Emerson/Kaitlyn Dunnett (Wednesday), Vicki Doudera (Thursday), and Dorothy Cannell (Friday). We begin the new year with the question, posed to each … Continue reading →

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What’s the best writing advice you ever got?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Kate Flora here, starting a discussion with my fellow writers about the advice we’ve been given along the way. What are some of the things other writers, or writing teachers, have told you, that stick in your mind and inform … Continue reading →

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