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Loving Lady Lazuli

Loving Lady Lazuli According to Romance Writers of America, romance books garnered $1.08 billion in sales in 2013 and accounted for 34% of the fiction market. With stats like that, I’m wondering why I didn’t choose the romance genre but … Continue reading

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Mystery Mondays: Author P.J. Lazos on Writing Exercises

Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Today on Mystery Mondays we welcome author P.J. Lazos. Also known as Pam, she wrote OIL WATER,  about oil spills and green technology. She’s also an environmental lawyer, so I’m guessing she knows what she’s writing about.…

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Creating Characters That Pop!

Creating Characters That POP! Have you noticed just how many of the articles circling the blogosphere involve a list? Every day, dozens of headlines promise to turn your life around in minutes if you just know how to count. Ten … Continue reading

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When Whodunit Comes Early

MEET D. E. (Dena) Haggerty, one of my new writing friends from the Mystery Thriller Week (2/12 – 2/22) extravaganza.  D. E. has been writing since she decided that being a lawyer just wasn’t the career for her.  So far, Haggerty’s Death … Continue reading

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DUP Departs — And Gavin Mills Arrives

DUP Departs and Gavin Mills Arrives Welcome back, friends, to the fourth installment in the lead up to Mystery Thriller Week, 2/12/17 – 2/22/17, the first ever of its kind of Facebook, a week (give or take a few days!) where … Continue reading

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The Sign Behind the Crime

The Sign Behind The Crime Series Welcome to my second interview in the series of author interviews leading up to Mystery Thriller Week, February 12 – 22, 2017.  This week’s guest is Ronnie Allen, author of The Sign Behind the Crime … Continue reading

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#BookReview Oil and Water by PJ Lazos

Thanks to Ajoobactsblog for the recommend on Oil and Water where the action is “heart-stopping”.   The Tirabi’s lose their parents in a car crash and strange break-ins start the same night. Could it be linked to their father’s invention of a device … Continue reading

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Expired Listings

  Expired Listings by D. M. Barr “A buoyant, commendable mystery that piles on red herrings with ferocity and glee…the spiraling final act, culminating with the killer’s staggering reveal, is an exhilarating ride.”               … Continue reading

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Rabbit Warrior

Rabbit Warrior In an era of tell-all books and reality TV, it’s still unnerving for the average person to reveal too much about themselves, their dreams, and dramas. The translucent nature of living in a world that thinks it knows … Continue reading

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Happy New Year IWSG!

Happy New Year IWSG! Okay, New Year, new deadlines to miss, like yesterday’s #IWSG post.  Well, I’m here now so NBD, eh? So this happened:  I’m on the train, my first day back to work, feeling the love of a … Continue reading

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