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Category: On Writing

The First Word is the Hardest

Posted on June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 by admin

I saw a graphic the other day that reflected what I think is a common struggle for authors of genre fiction: Writing that first line. Speaking for myself, I want line one of the book (and each chapter) to pack a punch, to carry emotional weight while also inviting the reader to “come on in and stay a Read more about The First Word is the Hardest[… Continued]

Posted in 2017, Book News, On Writing

Spring is in the Air

Posted on March 4, 2017 by admin

Okay, Spring might not be in the air where you and I live this early March, but I was recently visiting family in Texas, and Spring has definitely taken up residence in the Lone Star State. Then, I came back home to snow. Yep, like Punxsutawney Phil predicted when he saw his shadow on Groundhog’s Day, my Read more about Spring is in the Air[… Continued]

Posted in 2017, On Writing, Spring

And So It Begins

Posted on January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 by admin

“It” is my next book.  While the writing process for Working Stiffs #5 kicked off in December in fits and starts, now that we’re well past the holidays, “it” has officially begun in earnest. The first order of business for me as a mystery writer is to do the pre-work. IOW, the writing leg-work. News stories often fill Read more about And So It Begins[… Continued]

Posted in 2017, On Writing Tagged Writing Process

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