How to write a police procedural. Or not… #detective #humor
The Police Procedural: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime. —Merriam-Webster …
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Barb’s #Horror #Bestseller Recipe. #Halloween #Humor
[Note from Barb: Read on to find out why this year’s horror show makes these from a few years back …
Birthdays, Best Sellers, and The BigBad. #humor #writing #UrbanFantasy
HOW TO WRITE YOUR VERY OWN URBAN FANTASY BESTSELLER IN 7 EASY QUESTIONS. YOU’RE WELCOME. As genre’s go, urban …
#BookReview INSIDE OUT by @ThorneMoore #RBRT #SciFi
So you want to write Science Fiction? Isaac Asimov wrote an essay for Modern Science Fiction (1953, ed. Reginald Bretnor) in which …
#BookReview THE TRICKSTER’S SISTER by R. Chris Reeder #fantasy #coming-of-age #TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT
Blurb: After getting kidnapped by a demigod and imprisoned in another dimension, Makayla was really hoping that her life …
Want to write fantasy?(You say #trope like it’s a bad thing…) #TuesdayBookBlog #humor
Nope, nope, nope. I have no more excuses. Sure, I’ve been in a terrible mood for the past year or …
#BookReview of RAVEN’S SHADE by @shawnareppert #thriller #gothic #TuesdayBookBlog
Congratulations! It’s a bouncing, baby… gothic? He loved the idea of old castles and gothic cathedrals. He just didn’t …
What makes it romance? Plus #Bookreview of KNEE DEEP by @denaehaggerty, #romance #humor #RBRT
WHAT MAKES IT A ROMANCE NOVEL? In my What’s My Genre post, I mentioned the elements of various genres. Here …
Want to write a #Thriller? PLUS #Bookreview: The Runaway by @LindaHuber19 #PsychologicalThriller
You want to write a thriller? THRILLER: noun—A novel, play, or movie with an exciting plot, typically involving crime …
If the Mary Sue fits… #humor #sisters #writing
In a recent post here, I used a trope shortcut by naming a character Marysue. My sister Marysue was not …
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