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Anne R. Allen
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Born
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, The United States
February 22
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October 2008
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10 Dangerous Critiques: Writing Advice to Ignore
Don’t let dangerous critiques turn your novel into a Jackalope by Anne R. Allen This week’s post is an updated version of a post from 2022. I’ve recently seen a number of new writers complain about how difficult it is to please all their beta readers, especially when the readers disagree. So I thought it […]
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No Place Like Home
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The Camilla Randall Mysteries 3-in-1 Box Set
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Sherwood, Ltd.
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The Best Revenge
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Ghost Writers in the Sky
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The Gatsby Game
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The Queen of Staves (The Camilla Randall Mysteries #6)
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So Much for Buckingham (Camilla Randall Mystery #5)
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Googling Old Boyfriends (The Camilla Randall Mysteries #7)
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"Camilla has lived a complicated life. At various times she has reinvented herself, although she never quite leaves behind her first persona – that of the impeccably polite ‘Manners Doctor’.
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"What if in the TV show "Monk" the main character had a love interest? Yikes, consider that for a moment! Or what if in "Murder She Wrote", the main character was equal parts snarky and loveable? Or, what if "Castle" was set in a small Central Califor"
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“I'm a novelist. Anything you say can be taken down and used against you in a work of fiction.”
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“Hold your dreams tight, my friend. Share them with no one. And when the naysayers and the scoffers of the world aren't paying attention, spring it on them fully formed and laugh and dance while they grasp desperately for a hand-hold with which to drag you down.”
― The Last Stop
― The Last Stop
“Everything I tell her reminds her of some cute anecdote about one of her previous jobs, or previous boyfriends, or previous lives, or her cat, Sparkles, who is mitten-toed and sleeps on her head and can't be trusted on catnip.”
― The Last Stop
― The Last Stop
“There are no new stories. It all depends on how you handle them. In romances the characters are going to fall in love with each other; you know that when you see the syrupy cover. It's how get there that's the fun.”
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Aug 23, 2014 05:25PM
Anne, thanks for connecting on Goodreads. As a fellow mystery author, I hope you'll put my Prohibition-era mystery, The Yankee Club on your to-read list. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
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Melody wrote: "Thanks for the add. Just started reading your blog. Great stuff, keep up the good work :)"So glad you're enjoying the blog, Melody.
Thanks for the add. Just started reading your blog. Great stuff, keep up the good work :)
Thanks Anne for accepting my friend request :)
