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Tuesday Writing Tip 08/13/19

Aug 13, 2019

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This is one of my personal favorite cards from my Novel Basics method of brainstorming a novel with 20 index cards. Tuesday #writingtip #writetip: If you have trouble choosing between first person (I alone remain to tell the tale) and third person (The only remaining survivor of the shipwreck, Ishmael . . .), TRY BOTH.…

The Once and Future Book

Jul 24, 2019

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A WiP Report I’ve reached midpoint of my current Work in Progress. (I think. I hope.) So I’m taking some time to reflect on the book I’ve worked on – or at least thought about – since the 1980’s when my daughter and I participated in activities of the Society for Creative Anachronism, “an international…

Transitions Take Time

Apr 17, 2019

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A WiP Report The closet in my bedroom in our little house isn’t big enough to accommodate my entire wardrobe, so this time of year I move my dark blue and gray sweat pants, my flannel shirts, my black and my brown fleece hoodies from the back of the house to the closet in the…

Old Dog, New Tricks

Apr 10, 2019

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A WiP Report Recently I read Chris Fox’s Relaunch Your Novel, filled with tips about making money from one’s backlist. So I decided that it was the perfect time to bring out a boxed set of my first three cozy historical mystery novels plus a short story that follows the last novel. Little did I…

Calendar Mysteries Book 4 only $0.99

Apr 3, 2019

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in historical mystery fiction, humor, indie author, mystery fiction, Uncategorized

Even though Old Time Stories is Book 4 of my Calendar Mystery series, you can read it as a standalone since it fills in the gaps before, between, and after the novels in the series. Here’s an FYI from July 4, 2017, about “The Barn Door,” the first short story in this collection of fiction…

Novel Basics on Sale

Mar 26, 2019

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Let Dr. Juliet Kincaid talk you through her unique method of brainstorming a novel with twenty cards in the first part of Novel Basics. Then follow through with her expert guidance on time management, as well as drafting and revising a novel. Altogether, Novel Basics provides a compact yet complete practical guide to writing a…

Cozy Historical Mystery on Sale

Mar 13, 2019

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in historical mystery fiction, humor, mystery fiction

MISCHIEF IN MARCH Book 3 in the Calendar Mystery Series By Juliet Kincaid Excerpt from Minty Wilcox’s Journal 11: 55 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 1900 It’s shortly before midnight on the very last day of my life as a single miss. Or so I hope and pray. Right now, I’m sitting on…

WiP Report: Life Happens, Part 2

Mar 6, 2019

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in aging, indie author, self-publishing, the writing process, writing fiction

Living My Life Today I was going to write and post a really long, extensive follow-up to last week’s whine-session subtitled “Feeding the Cats” about my bout of illness, injury and insomnia. But frankly this week I don’t have the time because, for one thing, yesterday I made a proposal to Border Crimes, the local…

WiP Report: Life Happens, Part 1

Feb 28, 2019

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in aging, fiction writing techniques, humor, indie author, self-publishing, the writing process, Uncategorized, writing fiction

Feeding the Cats Our little panther Safa boy Bombay (on the left) isn’t a picky eater and chows down on dry food. But last March his sibling Honey girl (on the right) quit eating and became terribly thin. Thus began our attempts to keep her alive. (FYI: with our current budget, taking the cats to…

St. Valentine’s Day 1900

Feb 14, 2019

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in historical mystery fiction, mystery fiction

A Kansas City newspaper suggested an avian theme for Valentine’s Day parties in February 1900 like the one described below. Minty stepped back from the dining room table that she’d just finished setting with Mama’s best china in the rose pattern . . . A pair of turtledoves made of stuffed cotton and feathers hung…

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