Tag: The Bookman’s Tale

Beating Myself Up for No Good Reason

Jan 9, 2014

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julietkc

in late bloomer, mystery fiction, self-publishing, writing fiction

AKA Some New Year’s Resolutions When I retired in May 2004, I immediately got cracking on my long-time dream of becoming a full-time writer. I started with an ambitious project: a dozen historical mystery novels set in Kansas City beginning in 1899 with January Jinx and ending with Deadly December in 1910, the year my…
Juliet’s Favorite Reads for 2013

Dec 12, 2013

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julietkc

in fantasy, fiction writing techniques, mystery fiction, reading fiction, reading mysteries, writing fiction

Becoming a publisher in addition to being a writer has cut into my reading time quite a bit this year, so instead of my usual rate of four books a month, I read fewer than three a month in 2013. But the five I’ve chosen would stand out in any year. (Please note that not…