Author Archives: bethkanellbooks

About bethkanellbooks

My life is always a three-strand braid: love for Vermont, love of reading, and the need to write (and write better and better). Come visit and chat at any of my blogs and posts -- there's a big wonderful world of writing and reading, and we're in it together.

Sisters in Crime Embraces the New Hampshire Women’s Expo

Posted on March 7, 2015 by bethkanellbooks

Here’s a glimpse of the SinC New England team before the crowd flooded the Women’s Expo at the Radisson in Manchester, NH, this morning. We look organized and creative, right? Ready, set, let’s talk to everyone about SinC and the … Continue reading →

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Subscribing to a Blog: Deep Conversation on Writing and Mysteries

Posted on March 6, 2015 by bethkanellbooks

Beth Kanell here, writing from Vermont, where the snowbanks are shrinking in March sunshine. Have you discovered the new media forum called Medium? It’s a sort of magazine of essays, with the very valuable addition of posting the estimated reading … Continue reading →

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Writers at Work: Hank Phillippi Ryan Welcomes Clea Simon

Posted on April 3, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

  HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: I just finished my thousand words for the day—yay—and I cannot being to tell you what a struggle it was. Every second, my monkey brain was suggesting I do something else. Check your email! Someone might … Continue reading →

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PlotShots: What’s the Mystery?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

Take Your Best… This week, Sisters in Crime New England challenges you with Mo Walsh’s latest creation: PlotShots: Take the writing prompt below and give us your best shot at writing a compelling crime story in 200 words or less! … Continue reading →

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Writers at Work: Hank Phillippi Ryan Welcomes Rosemary Harris

Posted on March 27, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: Rosemary Harris is the most adventurous person I have ever met. She’s—brave, in every way. She’s just as happy to be kayaking down the Dangeroso River (I made that up) as she is at the gala opening … Continue reading →

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SinC New England Mystery Photo of the Week! March 24, 2014

Posted on March 24, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

Thanks to Maureen “Mo” Walsh, Sisters in Crime New England has a stash of photos — some of which have become true mysteries with time! Here’s one from Mo’s collection; can you name the event, guess the date, or name … Continue reading →

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Writers at Work: Hank Phillippi Ryan Welcomes Cathy Pickens

Posted on March 20, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN:   We all love to soak up the knowledge of successful writers … right?  We madly attend classes in plotting, and character development and setting, in suspense and editing and structure and genre, and figure that if we … Continue reading →

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SinC New England Mystery Photo of the Week! March 17, 2014.

Posted on March 17, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

Thanks to Maureen “Mo” Walsh, Sisters in Crime New England has a stash of photos — some of which have become true mysteries with time! Here’s one from Mo’s collection; can you name the event, guess the date, or name … Continue reading →

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Getting a Grip on Gripping Characters: YA Mystery Writing

Posted on March 16, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

You know that expression, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears?” I’ve been told it’s from Zen buddhism, but it’s also very much current. I’ve found another side to it as a writer: When I’m ready to learn something, … Continue reading →

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Writers at Work: Hank Phillippi Ryan Welcomes Kathy Lynn Emerson

Posted on March 13, 2014 by bethkanellbooks

Hank Phillippi Ryan: Yes–it’s interview day! And more of those in-depth discussions with your favorite authors are in the works. (Who would you like to hear from? What would you like to hear about?) But I’ve been thinking. What makes an author successful? What are the … Continue reading →

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