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Category Archives: Nancy Gardner
Yoga for Crime Writers: AKA Corpse Pose
Crime Bake is a wonderful way to connect with writers, agents, editors, publishers and readers who love crime writing. But the annual conference also carries with it some baggage, in the form of physical and mental stress. Enter author and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime Bake, Michele Dorsey, Nancy Gardner, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing resources
Tagged agents, author, authors, creativity, crime bake, exercise, member, relaxation, SinCNE, writing, yoga
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Side Effects: Learning from Movies
Like most people, I’ve always loved a good movie or TV drama. In fact, my earliest remembered dream is of sitting behind the Lone Ranger and Mickey Mouse as we gallop down the street on that magnificent white horse, Silver. … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Nancy Gardner, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing resources
Tagged Larry Brooks, Scott Z. Burns, Side Effects, Stephen Soderbergh, Story Fix Blog
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Steering Action Through Scene and Sequel
Lately I’ve been struggling to figure out how to improve the pacing of my scenes. Enter the SinCNE-sponsored online class taught by Mary Buckham. The class covers much more than scene pacing, but scene pacing has stymied me for a … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Event Recap, Nancy Gardner, Of Interest, SinCNE, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing resources
Tagged author, authors, character, Debra Dixon, Dwight V. Swain, Mary Buckham, mysteries, mystery, mystery writing, new england, Pacing, scene, sequel, SinCNE, sisters in crime, Sisters In Crime New England, writing
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Mary Buckham Interview
In a just few days, SinCNE will proudly sponsor a specially adapted Mary Buckham online class: Pacing: How to Create a Page Turning Mystery Manuscript. If you haven’t already signed up, do so here: http://www.sincne.org/events/register-our-customized-online-pacing-course-mary-buckham Mary is an award-winning romantic-suspense … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Interview, Nancy Gardner, Of Interest, SinCNE, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events, Writers, Writing, Writing resources
Tagged author, authors, creativity, Mary Buckham, member, mysteries, mystery, mystery writing, new england, Pacing, page turner
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Bending Fiction, Serving Reality
Stephen King, one of my favorite writers, once said about writing, “You can never bend reality to serve the fiction. You have to bend the fiction to serve reality.” He also said, “You may be entranced with what you’re learning … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Nancy Gardner, SinCNE, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing, Writing resources
Tagged author, character, fiction, mystery writing, reality, research, Sisters In Crime New England, stephen king
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Elevator Pitching
Here it is, November 3rd, and Crime Bake is less than a week away. If you’re a new writer and new to Crime Bake, I think you’ll find it a wonderful opportunity to schmooze with fellow writers, attend workshops and … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Marketing, Nancy Gardner, SinCNE, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing
Tagged agents, author, authors, crime bake, elevator pitch, marketing, new england, SinCNE
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A Trip Report and a New Journey
A while back I posted a blog about an upcoming vacation David and I were taking to Quebec City and how we would follow the trail of a favorite author’s sleuth—Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache, the protagonist of her novel, Bury … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Nancy Gardner, Opinion, Readers, Writers, Writing, Writing resources
Tagged Bury Your Dead, Gamache, literature, Louise Penny, science, vacation, Wired for Story
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Brainstorming Partners
No one ever said pulling together a story with complex characters, an imaginative plot and artful descriptions is easy. There are times where the process is downright mind-numbing. Like last week. I was in the middle of a scene. I … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Nancy Gardner, SinCNE, Social Media, Writers, Writing
Tagged brainstorming, creativity
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Sylvie Kurtz Interview: Rejuvenate Your Practice
Thank, Sylvie, for joining us today to share your personal insights on how to keep a writing practice fresh. Question: Would you start by telling us a bit about your experience with a stale writing practice? Answer: After writing twenty-one … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Nancy Gardner, SinCNE, Writers, Writing
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Excavating Story
Lisa Jackson’s recent blog posting about story length got me thinking about my own complex, exhausting process for writing a short story. I’m curious how other writers do it. For me the easy part is finding my protagonist. He or … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Nancy Gardner, SinCNE, Writers, Writing
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