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Toni Morrison and the Writing Process
I had a chance to hear Toni Morrison speak this week. I’d had the ticket for a few months but I almost didn’t go. It had been a difficult week and a long, difficult day. I wanted to crawl into bed....
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The Spooky Connection Between News and Fiction
I intended to write about my first visit to Left Coast Crime. There was a big presence for Poisoned Pen there. Or maybe about my casual encounters – there have been several – with people who told me...
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Misdirection Is Everything in Mystery Writing
Many (really, very many) years ago I took a course about mystery writing. The teacher was also an amateur magician. At the last class he performed a trick and then showed us how it was done. “You...
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Details: Not the Most, Just the Best
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about using details in writing. One reason is that I am deep into revising a lumpy first draft, making it into something clear and sparkling. At least that is my goal!...
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Book Sleuthing
As a former information professional, I have mixed feelings about the Internet and the way it has changed our lives (and careers!) but sometimes it provides a lot of fun. I have become hooked on the...
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