Special Note: If you’re interested in putting your name in the April book giveaway from Mystery Writers of America, check my post from yesterday (Sunday, April 4th). The list of books and the link to the entry page is there, just for you. D is for “Don’t Murder Your Mystery“ Today’s post is the fourth …Read More
Archives for April 2010
April’s Book Giveaway at Mystery Writers of America
Sunday is the day we take a break from Arlee Bird’s A to Z Blog Challenge, so I thought I’d slip in the monthly reminder to sign up for the box of books given away at the Mystery Writers of America website. This month they have nineteen books on the list. Nineteen! Here are the …Read More
C is for Climax
If that title doesn’t get me a few more visitors from Twitter, nothing will. While writing this post I’m womaning the Northern Colorado Writers studio for the day. I usually have a dictionary and a Bartlett’s by my computer as I write, so I strolled into the NCW library to see what we had on …Read More
B is for Bravery
If our main characters aren’t brave, if they don’t have the courage to confront evil, face their fears, and fight back to defend themselves or their loved ones, they’re not likely to be sympathetic characters. Most readers of mystery, suspense, and thrillers expect the main character to live up to the challenge, to be a …Read More
A is for Assassin
I’m not sure it’s possible to come up with a mystery/suspense/thriller word for all twenty-six letters of the alphabet, but that’s what I’m aiming for. Today is the first day of Arlee Bird’s Blog Boggled: Blogging From A to Z April Challenge, and I’m determined to make it all the way to Z by sticking …Read More