Writers usually work in solitude #amwriting Click To Tweet They create events, characters and stories and then they ask for feedback. While in solitude, we allow our creative minds to take us places that are often unexpected, surprising and sometimes startling. When we permit ourselves to move in the realm of creativity, we find we […]
World Building for Mystery Writers #Inkripples
This month’s topic for the #inkripples is world building. As a mystery writer and not a fantasy or sci-fi writer, my job as a “world builder” is quite different. But, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. As writers we are all, regardless of genre, building a world around our characters. In mystery that world is […]
Logline, Tagline What’s the Difference?
Fiction writers must create a logline for their books #marketing Click To Tweet Some people call it a tagline. Are they the same? Well, apparently they are not. Both of these “lines” are short descriptions of your book, and yet they are different. Let’s look at how. Book marketeers took the concept of tagline used […]
Three Simple Steps to Write a Book Review
I know I’ve asked my friends, colleagues, people on the street and people everywhere to write a book review after they read my book and others. Yes, I’ve asked and asked and still people don’t do it. That made me write a post some months back about how to write a book review. But, that […]
My Interview with David Alan Binder–Full of Writing Tips
Joan Curtis interview with David Alan Binder Joan’s Bio from her website (shortened): Joan is an award-winning writer who has published 7 books and numerous stories. In her mystery/suspense novel, The Clock Strikes Midnight, we meet Janie Knox, a tormented young woman who escaped her home and family after a jury convicted her stepfather of killing […]
Free At Last–Flash Fiction
This little story will take you less than five minutes to read #flashfiction #story Click To Tweet Perhaps it will touch your heart. Enjoy a taste of flash fiction. The face in the sun, which looks like the man in the moon, grins at me through the window. I burrow deeper under my covers […]
Quentin talks about Murder on Moonshine Hill
“When we went to the wedding,” Quentin said, “we expected fireworks, but no one expected murder.” Click To Tweet The second book in the Jenna Scali series is now ready for Pre-Order. Let’s spend a little time with Jenna’s BFF Quentin Pearson to get the inside scoop about this new book. A secluded mountain wedding […]
Call to the Wild–Flash Fiction
If you haven’t read the e-Murderer, maybe you’d like to meet Jenna and Quentin #amreading Click To Tweet In this story, they embark on a camping trip. “C’mon, Jenna. It’s just for a bloody weekend.” Trying to dissuade Quentin from doing anything was like trying to change myself into a frog. “Why won’t Alan go […]
Reviews Controversy–What’s an Author to Do?
We authors know how important customer reviews are to our books #amwriting #bookreviews Click To Tweet After publishing my first mystery, I begged family and friends to write reviews. I didn’t ask them to write five-star reviews, just to share their thoughts on Amazon. Most didn’t do it. Those who did had their reviews removed […]
Love at First Sight
Prepare yourself for a surprise… A story with a twist Click To Tweet I swooned when I saw him gleaming and golden under the hot florescent lights. “Come meet Luciano,” said the man in the striped tie. I turned away, not wanting to appear too obvious. “Get a closer look,” my friend said, clearly […]
