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Writing Tips, Book Events, and Writers Conference
Today’s post is a mash-up of writing tips, coaching, and virtual opportunities. Bear with me, and you’ll see how it’s all related. Writing Tips Have you ever received a text from a family…
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Not Your Usual Blog Tour #NewRelease
I AM MAYHEM released yesterday. <happy dancing> Since I shared a video excerpt when my new thriller went on preorder, I thought it’d be fun to share the love with the amazing friends…
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Tiny Creatures Episode 6 Deconstruction Part II
And we’re back with Part II of Tiny Creatures Episode 6 deconstruction. In Part I, we looked at characterization, plotting, pacing, and the importance of raising story questions. In this segment, let’s narrow…
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Tiny Creatures, Episode 6: #Writetip Deconstruction
Tiny Creatures is a new docuseries on Netflix that’s adorable, suspenseful, and masterfully plotted and paced. I’m posting this deconstruction simultaneously here and on the Kill Zone, which I never do, but I…
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Writing a Yakuza Underworld Thriller
My buddy David Liscio stopped by Murder Blog to share the research behind his new Yakuza underworld thriller. I’m sure he’ll wow you. Enjoy! See ya in the comments. 🙂 Contrary to what…
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6 Mind-Blowing Forensic Advancements
The forensic community works tirelessly to improve techniques to aid law enforcement, and much of this work is done at body farms across the country. The Texas body farm has conducted some amazing work…
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Pets: Ways to Include Animals to Enhance Your Fictional World
I love writing pets into my stories. Not only is a great way to show a killer’s soft side, but they become important family members for the main characters. In my stories, I’ve…
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9 Ways To Build Suspense ~ Fiction Writing
Last month, Staci Troilo wrote a fantastic post for Story Empire about four elements of a horror story. Which inspired this post. (UPDATE: This post inspired another Story Empire post. This time by Craig…
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Police Call Signs: How To Use Them In Your Writing
Chrys Fey, my guest today, certainly did her homework when she decided to use police call signs in her latest novel, 30 Seconds to Die. When writers research, their stories ring more true-to-life. I’ve…
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Badass In Heels: Incapacitate Your Attacker
While I’m busy editing/rewriting two sequels and attending book readings/signings I asked Officer X to add to my Badass In Heels series. Officer X is an active federal agent, which is why I…
