Category Archives: Writers

Overheard at Crime Bake

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Liz Mugavero

Our annual Crime Bake conference was just over a week ago, and we’re missing it already. We thought it would be fun to share a few highlights from the conversations, for those of you who missed it. And, so we can relive the … Continue reading →

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On Marketing One’s Book: A Dialogue

Posted on November 11, 2014 by jpchoquette

Ahh, the dreaded “m” word: Marketing. For many authors and other self-employed artists, the word creates a feeling bordering on disgust. It might bring to mind pictures of overweight men in polyester suits, hair slicked back, hand out, shark-smile in … Continue reading →

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Online Networking for the Social Media Perplexed

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jpchoquette

Between Twitter and Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram, FourSquare and GooglePlus when is a writer supposed to, well, write? Whether you’re a Twitter quitter or a reformed Facebook addict (Candy Crush anyone?), there is a way to approach social networking to … Continue reading →

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The Road to “Writes of Passage”

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Lisa Haselton

The Road to Writes of Passage by Hank Phillippi Ryan You have to picture us at Malice—you might have seen us! Not this year, but last. Beth Wasson and Elaine Will Sparber and me sitting at one of those little … Continue reading →

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Goals: Set or Forget?

Posted on August 12, 2014 by jpchoquette

Are you a goal-setter or a goal-hater? Some people thrive on goals: clearly mapping out their short, mid and long-term goals for the next decade. Others like to let things happen without a lot of planning. There’s a plethora of information … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Twenty Questions for Donna Andrews

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Lisa Haselton

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN: My husband and I don’t celebrate the anniversary of the day we met. We celebrate the anniversary of the day before we met. And we call that “You Never Know Day.” Because you never know what wonderful … Continue reading →

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What Authors Can Learn from KISS (Yes, that KISS)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by jpchoquette

The Molson Centre in Montreal on June 27th, 2000, was chilly, loud and dark. After spending nearly an hour in the hot sun on Rene Levesque Boulevard, it was hard to see inside the cavernous auditorium. I kept my boyfriend’s … Continue reading →

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Author Events: To Do or Not to Do, That is Today’s Question

Posted on May 13, 2014 by jpchoquette

Ever have an experience like this? You hurriedly finish work just in time to scramble around in the kitchen making a quick dinner, inhale it while wondering if everything is packed in your “author bag/box/container” and then throw kisses over … Continue reading →

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Frugality, Simplifying Life & Writing

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jpchoquette

Don’t believe everything you read. If I practiced the title of this post perfectly, I’m sure I’d still have a lot to learn about all three topics: frugality, simplifying life and writing. But incorporating frugal and simple living into one’s … 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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