Rebecca Cantrell's Blog, page 6
January 3, 2012
Fixing the Blank Page
by Rebecca Cantrell First off, happy New Year! In the tail end of 2011 I had a writing exercise included in the writing book Now Write: Mysteries: Suspense, Crime, Thriller, and Other Mystery Fiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers (no, I don't know how I snuck in). I'm quite happy with the exercise [...]
December 6, 2011
Learning to write?
Where did I learn to write? By reading. Reading. And then some more reading. When I was a kid I read a novel just about every day, and I miss having the time to do that. Now I'm lucky if I get one novel finished a week. But I'm glad I did it before I [...]
November 22, 2011
Writerly Things I'm Thankful For
What am I thankful for in my writing? by Rebecca Cantrell *warning* There will be much sloppy emotion ahead. If that sort of thing bothers you, click away now. Also, there will be some really long lists that you can skim. *end warning* Everything. I'm ridiculously grateful for all of it. I'm thankful that words [...]
November 21, 2011
Writerly Things I’m Thankful For
What am I thankful for in my writing? by Rebecca Cantrell *warning* There will be much sloppy emotion ahead. If that sort of thing bothers you, click away now. Also, there will be some really long lists that you can skim. *end warning* Everything. I’m ridiculously grateful for all of it. I’m thankful that words [...]
October 25, 2011
Do it for the snacks!
We are a group, so we have to dress up together. It's not easy finding something with a large enough ensemble cast with a mystery theme, but I'll do my best. So, drum roll…we are going as The Scooby Doo Gang. First off, the Doo family: Scooby – Gary Phillips, for his love of donuts, [...]
September 13, 2011
Toast to Bouchercon
. By Rebecca Cantrell . . Everyone is going to Bouchercon this week but me. Not strictly speaking true, because there are a billion people in China who never even heard of Boucheron, plus nearly everyone I know who isn't a writer or a mystery fan. But in spite of that, it feels like everyone [...]
August 30, 2011
Blending in with a Cult?
By Rebecca Cantrell . . Hannah Vogel does manage to infiltrate the cult of all cults: the Nazi party. Let's run through the cult checklist: overbearing leader, fanatical devotion, mind control, serious consequences if you leave, questions or doubts strongly discouraged. Yes, on all counts. . . So, how did she do it? It helped [...]
August 16, 2011
Men Who Love Hannah Vogel
Men Who Love Hannah Vogel By Rebecca Cantrell This week's question "why do fools fall in love?" is deceptively simple and completely impossible to answer. So, instead I decided to run through the fools who have fallen in love with Hannah Vogel. Considering her complicated lifestyle, it's actually a fairly long list. I'll try not [...]
August 2, 2011
Top Gear for Cars
By Rebecca Cantrell I know this week's question was about who my protagonist aspires to be. But Hannah Vogel isn't big on role models. She just does the best she can. But that is obviously WAY too short to be my first blog post in a month or more. I've decided to use the space [...]
July 5, 2011
Hannah's Latest Adventure Starts Today
Happy Independence Day Alexandra Sabian and Hannah Vogel! Today is July 5. I'm calling it "Independence Day" for Jeannie Holmes and me because today we release our latest novels into the wild. In honor of that, I'm totally blowing off this week's question and instead Jeannie and I will be interviewing each other about our [...]
