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Overheard at Crime Bake
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
Posted in Conferences, Craft, Crime Bake, Event Recap, SinCNE, Writers, Writing
Tagged Brendan Dubois, Craig Johnson, Daniel Palmer, Jan Elizabeth Watson, Jennifer McMahon, New England Crime Bake, Peter Swanson, sheila connolly, Sisters In Crime New England, Steve Ulfelder, Vicki Doudera
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On Marketing One’s Book: A Dialogue
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
Posted in Book promotion, J.P. Choquette, Marketing, Opinion, Social Media, Writers, Writing
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Online Networking for the Social Media Perplexed
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”
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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Tagged Hank Phillippi Ryan, henery press, writes of passage
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Goals: Set or Forget?
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
Frugality, Simplifying Life & Writing
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
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
Posted in Hank Phillippi Ryan, Interview, Uncategorized, Writers, Writing
Tagged authors, Clea Simon, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Sisters In Crime New England
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PlotShots: What’s the Mystery?
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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Tagged Sisters In Crime New England, writing
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Getting a Grip on Gripping Characters: YA Mystery Writing
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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Tagged Beth Kanell, character, mysteries, Sisters In Crime New England, writing craft, young adult
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Writers at Work: Hank Phillippi Ryan Welcomes Kathy Lynn Emerson
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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Tagged authors, Hank Phillippi Ryan, mysteries, Sisters In Crime New England, writing
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