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Challenge Update: Can I Finish MURDER FEELS CRAZY in Time?

Maybe it'll help to go on this writing retreat...

Ok, I'm Honestly Scared to Share This...

Can Bill finish his next novel in the next FIVE WEEKS??

Can fun novels actually help you ��� grow?

So I went through this iffy period awhile back where I was reading all these classic Agatha Christie mysteries. (Maybe you can relate.) And somehow, she kept harping on the ���green-eyed monster.���

Can fun novels actually help you … grow?

So I went through this iffy period awhile back where I was reading all these classic Agatha Christie mysteries. (Maybe you can relate.) And somehow, she kept harping on the “green-eyed monster.”

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Does your spell checker hate you?

Of course, yes, I'll freely admit that the Squiggly Red Line saves my literary neck all the time. In fact, I just managed to mistype "squiggly". But what about this whole ideal of "perfect" spelling being moderated by a computer? Let's face it: making up words is fun.

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Hilarious Cozy Mystery Alert: Gertie Johnson in Murder Passes the Buck

For me, this first adventure of Gertie Johnson, a sharp sixty-six-year-old widow in the wacky wilds of Michigan's UP, hits all the right notes.

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When Do Your Fellow Readers Quit Reading a Novel?

You know why YOU quit reading a novel ... but what about everyone else? Their secret "rules" may surprise you....

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When Do You Quit Reading a Novel? (+ a Movie I���m Glad I Finished)

Do you have particular triggers that make you quit? Cursing? Violence? Sex? Gratuitous brand names?

When Do You Quit Reading a Novel? (+ a Movie I’m Glad I Finished)

Do you have particular triggers that make you quit? Cursing? Violence? Sex? Gratuitous brand names?

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On the Hazards of Starting an “Author Blog” (Or, Do Authors Secretly Hate Blogging?)

Have you ever wondered whether authors like having a blog? Or maybe ... hate it?

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