At the 1 May SkillBuild in High Point, NC, bestselling author Jeffrey Deaver cited three principles that guide his writing. Last week, I discussed his first principle: Don’t write something that readers don’t want to read. Remember the liver-flavored toothpaste … Continue reading
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About fifteen years ago, I wrote three manuscripts in a mystery series with a psychic detective and a contemporary setting. The sentiment I heard from editors and agents at conferences was, “People aren’t reading about psychic detectives. What publisher would … Continue reading
In February, I participated in Mary Buckham’s online course and discussion, “Body Language on the Page,” with the Guppies. The last online class I’d taken with Mary was “Plotting with the Mythic Structure: Creating Surefire Plots that Sell”, in January … Continue reading
July has been a blur of activity for me, starting the Fourth of July at Colonial Williamsburg, where I again sold books at the visitors center bookstore all day, and my family conducted musket firing demos just outside, to the … Continue reading
Last Thursday night, I attended a booksigning at Quail Ridge Books for author Krista Davis. Her first book, The Diva Runs Out of Thyme, has recently been released. She talked about writing her “food” cozies. Then she read a couple … Continue reading
Come on, you know Mary, right? She’s the author of several novels, and she teaches outstanding workshops, online and in person. I was Grasshopper for her online workshop January 2007, “Plotting with the Mythic Structure,” aka the Hero’s Journey, and … Continue reading