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If She Walks Like a Victim…
The best CI a crime writer could ever have, Officer X, sent me a fascinating video, where Dr. John Marsden asked four volunteers to prove how our body language might make us a…
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Pinch Points In Fiction Writing
A few people have recently asked me what Pinch Points are, which made me wonder if others are struggling with what they are and how to use them. After a quick Google search…
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When is a writer an author?
When does a writer make the leap to author? This is a question I’ve pondered for years. I know what “they” say. By “they” I assume it means industry standards. They say a…
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Real Life Serial Killers– What makes them tick?
The serial killer has become wildly popular in crime fiction. Maybe they are so fascinating to us, as readers, because they are complicated creatures. They are deliciously bad. We, as writers, are told…
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Top 5 Tips for Researching Your Fiction Novel
Research is extremely time-consuming, but well worth the effort. After all, you never want to get your facts wrong, even with fiction. Here are my top 5 tips for researching your novel……
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Character Building: Why is JUSTIFIED justified in fiction writing
Why is Justified, the TV show, justified in fiction writing? Your characters are what your story is all about, right? Without a character there can be no story. So, why do some writers…
