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Head ShotsHead Shots Terry Odell Never mind that we’re a group focused on writing mysteries, which many people assume will be murder mysteries. This isn’t a...
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Villain Surveyby Debbie Burke @burke_writer Readers love a good, juicy, memorable villain. Villains come in more flavors than Baskin-Robbins features: sinister,...
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The Project Plan“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin * * * Last week, Garry Rodgers wrote a TKZ post about Leonardo da Vinci...
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The Book Biz is A-Changin’by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell (Apologies to Bob Dylan) Can you believe we’re into November already? Why does time feel like a toboggan on...
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Deadline Words of WisdomDeadlines have helped me publish. They can also stress me out if I’m not careful, as my wonderful, very patient wife can attest, and give me...
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Reader Friday: Creative Punishment for ScammersIs someone trying to get into your computer or phone? On Thursday, October 26th, Debbie Burke discussed text scams. Here’s the link to Debbie’s...
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The Astounding Secret Behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Creative GeniusGood day, Kill Zoners. As I searched for a topic, and being short of time to create something new, I remembered a post I wrote on my website at...
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You Just Never KnowBy John Gilstrap WOODBRIDGE, VA–SUMMER, 1995. Nathan’s Run was a done deal and the marketing push to launch it was beginning to spin...
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I Broke Almost All Of Elmore Leonard’s Rules Of Writing“There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much.” — Elmore Leonard By PJ Parrish...
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Biological Responses to FearLast night, my husband and I went to a pumpkin festival with another couple. The town blocks off downtown’s main drag, and skeletons, witches,...
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Disagreeing Agreeablyby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Come close, youngsters, for I want to tell you of a magical time, not so very long ago, but before you were...
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Somebody’s Watching MeWhen I wrote my first Sonny Hawke novel, Hawke’s Prey, I structured the plot around a 100-year-snowstorm in the Big Bend region of West Texas....
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Reader Friday: SkilledDoes the main character in your WIP have a particular skill? If you could instantly become skilled at something, what would it be? The post...
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True Crime Thursday – Wrong Number Text ScamBy Debbie Burke @burke_writer You receive a text message on your phone that is clearly meant for someone else. The sender must have accidentally...
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Writing Things RightWriting Things Right Terry Odell My second cataract surgery was yesterday, and if everything went as smoothly as the first one did, I should be...
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What the Well-Dressed Spy May Soon Be WearingBy Debbie Burke @burke_writer Memo to James Bond: Forget Brioni and Tom Ford bespoke suits. The US government’s Intelligence Advanced Research...
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Pull the Chocks!“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always...
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What Writers Can Learn From The Fugitiveby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell The Fugitive (1993) is one of my all-time favorite thrillers, both to watch and to teach. So many great...
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Suspenseful Words of WisdomI began reading thrillers during my sophomore year in high school. One of the first I read was Thomas Harris’s Black Sunday, a pulse-pounding...
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Reader Friday: Fret Level“Every hour you spend writing is an hour not spent fretting about your writing.” – Dennis Palumbo, Writing from the Inside Out. How...
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Motivational Quotes and AffirmationsI don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for motivational quotes and affirmations. I find inspiration in sourcing words of wisdom, copying them,...
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Writer’s GuiltBy John Gilstrap We talk about treating the process of writing as if it were a job a job, we talk about quotas, we talk about pressing through to...
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The Most Potent Little GadgetIn Your Writer’s ToolboxParagraphing is a way of dramatization, as the look of a poem on a page is dramatic; where to break lines, where to end sentences. — Joyce...
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First Page Critique: The Puzzle WithinLet me apologize to the Brave Writer who submitted this first page. A mix-up in communication caused me to think Brian sent this to another TKZer....
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How to Increase Your Productivity When You Don’t Feel Productiveby James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell Sometimes it’s just plain hard to write. Like when you’re sick. Or feeling drained from a job. I recently went...
