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Interview and Q&A with Sandra Block
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
? ? Sandra A. Block graduated from college at Harvard, then returned to her native land of Buffalo, New York for medical training and never left. She is a practicing neurologist and proud Sabres fan, and lives at home with her husband, two children, and impetuous yellow lab Delilah.…
Mystery Mondays: Jane Jordan With Advice to Aspiring Writers
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Mystery Thriller Week is an annual event that celebrates the Mystery, Thriller genre. Welcome to all writers, published or unpublished. The Kickoff begins Feb.12-19, 2017! That’s this week! Mystery Mondays is helping celebrate by hosting mystery writers leading up to this exciting week. Today we Jane Jordan, Author of The Beekeeper’s Daughter. Advice…
Pulling the Rug Out: The Keys to Creating Great Twists by Steven James
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
? ? ? ? ? When a basketball player pivots, he keeps one foot in place while spinning to the side to change direction. That’s what a plot twist does. The story’s new direction doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s rooted in the overall context of the story, but…
DUP IS HERE! by Gavin Mills
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
? ? ‘Here’s my MTW review of Gavin Mills‘ adrenaline-rush of a thriller: Dup Departs…’ ? ‘If you like thrillers involving gangsters, guns, drugs, corruption and action this book is for you…’ ? These are comments on Dup Departs by two great writers for Mystery Thriller Week and I am…
Mystery Mondays: Marie Jones on Photography and Writing
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Mystery Thriller Week is an annual event that celebrates the Mystery, Thriller genre. Welcome to all writers, published or unpublished. The Kickoff begins Feb.12-19, 2017! Mystery Mondays is helping celebrate by hosting mystery writers leading up to this exciting week. Today we Marie Jones, author of ‘Into The Shadows‘ – a mystery/suspense/romance novel. Maria…
Mystery Writing: One Scientist’s Journey by Rosemarie Szostak
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
? I collected bugs for biology class. Watched waves washing the shore for physics. Spilled corrosive acid on my good jeans in chemistry, so they ended up looking like a fashion statement. What I didn’t learn: a) English grammar, b) sentence structure, c) paragraph structure, d) any writing structure,…
My Advice for New Writers by John W. Howell
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
? I was at a book signing the other day, and a person asked me a question that caused me to have to think a little before blurting out an answer. The question was, “What should every new writer know?” My answer at the time seemed to satisfy the…
Villains by Deek Rhew
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
Villains. Just the thought elicits visions of maniacal laughter, devilish plots, bumbling sidekicks, and plans to take over / dominate / destroy the Earth. We root for their failure, cringe at their dastardly deeds, and weep at the havoc they wreak. But to a superhero, these evildoers are as…
Writing Crazy without Going Crazy by K. Brooks
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
? Let’s start with a truth that rules many an author’s writing: villains make the world go around. Protagonists without antagonists are vanilla sundaes without toppings; they’re there, they’re okay. They’re good for a quiet night alone on the couch. But in the end, you’ll feel mildly disappointed that…
The Librarian Author by Debbie DeLouise
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
It’s my pleasure to participate in Mystery Thriller Week by sharing a post about myself, my books, and my feelings about writing and publishing. As a librarian, reader, and author, books and the written word have been very important in my life. I can’t imagine a world without them.…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 