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Guest Post: Cooking Up a Method By Angela D’Onofrio

I was lucky enough this week to swap guest posts with indie mystery author Angela D’Onofrio, whose psychological suspense novel From the Desk of Buster Heywood has drawn raves for its realistic and nuanced characters. We’re each giving our personal slant to the theme of Resilience, and I think you’ll like what she’s “cooked” up for you! Over …

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Literary Libations & Character Cocktails – Guest Post by Sarah Miller Hill

What better way to enjoy a mystery (especially about the Jazz Age) than with a cool vintage bevvie? Mottley’s favorite drink is the vodka gimblet, distinguished from its better-known cousin the gimlet by its use of unsweetened lime juice for a bracing tang. In the short story “Key of D,” Mottley also visits Harry’s Bar in …

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Review: The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery

The Netherfield Affair: A Dark Darcy Mystery by Penelope Swan My rating: 3 of 5 stars *Currently free on Kindle as a stand-alone.* A fun, sweet-natured genre mashup, with hints of Northanger Abbey‘s Gothic imaginings. Hardcore Austen fans should temper their expectations. You will not find the same subtlety of expression or social interplay as in …

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In which I run off at the mouth (so what else is new?)

I’ve been given opportunities to yak about myself a lot the last couple of weeks, so let’s keep this short. First, the lovely Aimee Brown at Hello…Chick Lit, actually let me take over her blog twice. My interview about Agatha Christie and the deadliness of the word “should” is here. Aimee also put up a guest post about the evolution …

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Review: Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

This book was recommended by my colleagues at Serealities.com, as a guiding philosophy for developing our story arcs. Here’s my review from Goodreads: Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very useful resource for …

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