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A writer's summer lifeSummer always feels like a mishmash of competing interests and attractions, with little sustained direction or goal. Especially up here in Canada,...
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Mystery CentralBy Charlotte HingerBlackPast is the biggest blog or the website with the most readers that I'm aware of. So what does it take to create such a...
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The Writer's JunkyardI've started a new manuscript and to my surprise, it was a challenge putting words on the page. I found myself struggling with the perpetual...
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Words From the MastersAs I struggle along with my work in progress, I take comfort from knowing that great literary masters had the same problems with writing that the...
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Of Tropical Storms and EarthquakesI live in Southern California where we recently had a tropical storm warning, the first one in almost 90 years. The last one was in 1939, called...
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Writers Are Readers, Right?by Thomas KiesI got a phone call from a man who was referred to me by a friend. Apparently, they were talking about life insurance. I know, I...
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Someone to Root ForAs I often do, I am reading books about writing as I work on my next book. Since I have multiple points of view and several primary characters,...
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Gloucesterby Charlotte HingerThey that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in...
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Guest Blogger : Margaret MorseType M is thrilled to welcome our guest blogger, the delightful Margaret C. Morse, author of mystery, suspense and urban fantasy novels and...
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The Spooky ArtWhile trying to make headway on a new book, I’ve been reading Norman Mailer’s book on writing, The Spooky Art. If there is anything that can help...
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From My Nonfiction Reading Pileby Sybil JohnsonLately I’ve been rereading my book that’s coming out in October, making sure I haven’t missed anything and looking at the...
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Welcome Change of Paceby Thomas KiesI apologize for missing my blog deadline two weeks ago. I was putting the finishing touches on my latest manuscript and lost track...
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It Bloomed!by Charlotte HingerSince forever, I've tried to find a perennial flowering plant for this oversized terra cotta planter that would bloom every...
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Writing ScenesLike most writers I am always interested in the processes used by other writers. Since I started working on my 1939 historical thriller I've been...
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ProgressWhen last we met, Dear Reader, I was in quite a funk. My nephew was in the hospital on life support and here in the Phoenix area we had suffered...
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Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!by Sybil Johnson Before the pandemic I don't think I'd ever heard of Zoom. Or Crowdcast. Skype, sure, I'd heard of that, even used it on occasion....
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Competing NarrativesI'm starting a new novel. With as much experience that I have as a published author and as a creative writing instructor, it would seem that the...
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Short Stories to NovelsThis is my first full summer as a Michigan resident. The weather, excluding some air-quality concerns, has been excellent –– unlike everywhere...
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Cowboy Mikeby Charlotte HingerA beloved member of Western Writers of America, Michael Searles, died the day before our annual convention in Rapid City. I was...
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The Summer of My DiscontentLike Tom wrote a couple of days ago, I've begun writing a totally new series, though I'm enjoying it very much, it's so different from anything...
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Insecure Meby Sybil JohnsonI found Monday’s post by Thomas on Writing and Insecurity very interesting. It’s nice to know other writers are as insecure as I...
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What Do You Mean By That?by Charlotte HingerWhen our daughter, Michele, was a little girl she brought home a sheet of paper from school with her name written in perfect...
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Writing and InsecurityBy Thomas KiesI’m nearly finished writing the first draft of a new book. It’s not part of the Geneva Chase series which I’ve loved doing. This...
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Summertime trialsHappy Canada Day (July 1st), Happy Fourth of July! It's been a weekend of contradictions - Wild storms and sweltering heat, smoke, fire bans, and...
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Blurbs and Front MaterialBy Charlotte HingerThe publisher of my historical novel, Mary's Place, University of Nebraska Press, needs one of my blurbs by the end of this...
