mystery

  • “Chasing the MacGuffin” K.B. Owen is in the House!

    Hello everyone, it’s not quite so lonely in here today, the wonderful, talented, and generous K.B. Owen is our guest postress today. I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been working with this charming writer. And Just for fun, I’ll be guest posting on her site too, so it’s a two-fer! With no further […]

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  • Separation Anxiety and The Doubt Monster in Houston

    Today I’m getting ready to go off to Story Masters, a workshop billed as “an unprecedented event for writers” (it’s the first time they are trying it out) “featuring THREE masters of writing instruction: James Scott Bell, Christopher Vogler, and Donald Maass! (Exclamation point, theirs). I first heard of the event when it was announced […]

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  • The Great Baroness P.D. James

    When the subject of murder mysteries comes up for me, the greatest influence in my writing career has to be P.D. James. Or rather, Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James of Holland Park. Yes, the Queen named her a Baroness. There is a great background article for those who are unfamiliar with her work on her Random […]

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