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EDITH MAXWELL: NEW SERIES AND GIVEAWAYNote from Michele: I am excited to welcome talented and prolific writer and friend, Edith Maxwell, to Miss Demeanors. Her[...] The post EDITH...
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What if we look at crime in a new way?A mystery is only as good as its villain. Have you ever heard that quote? I think it’s really good[...] The post What if we look at crime...
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Adventures in AIYou probably know by now that I love technology, so of course, I had to try out image generation AI.[...] The post Adventures in AI appeared...
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What Makes a Character Memorable?Think back—way back—maybe to your childhood or high school days. And think of a person you remember vividly—someone other than your family or...
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Writing Fiction VS Non~I just received the cover of a new nonfiction book that includes an essay I wrote, and that had me[...] The post Writing Fiction VS Non~...
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A primer on Death Notification TeamsI’m currently writing book three of my art thriller trilogy. The other day I was writing away, minding my own[...] The post A primer on Death...
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PlagiarismNo, I’m not writing about college presidents and billionaire wives’ dissertations. I’m writing about plagiarism as plot in some of[...] The post...
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Five Reasons I Stop Reading an AuthorMiss Demeanor blogger C. Michele Dorsey wrote a post earlier this week titled, Writers Who Left a Hole in My[...] The post Five Reasons I Stop...
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WRITERS WHO LEFT A HOLE IN MY HEARTI am a reader who looks forward to new releases by my favorite authors. I know...
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Teaching Writing in DubaiEarlier this month, I traveled to Dubai to teach a Novel-Writing boot camp at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.[...] The post...
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Technology as Writing AidApple Vision is a terrific productivity tool, but you need some patience The post Technology as Writing Aid appeared first on Miss Demeanors .
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Love, Romance, and…Murder?It is a truth universally (well, maybe generally) acknowledged that romance in a good crime novel must be relegated to a sub plot. If solving the...
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Bookshelves and what’s on ’emThe place we keep our treasured books varies from reader to writer, providing inspiration and research, but who knew bookshelves[...] The post...
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The Millionaire: Is Truth for Sale?The tagline for The Millionaire (Is Truth for Sale?) came to me when I sat at my keyboard, metaphorically bleeding from the forehead, trying to...
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PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH Lily CharlesIt’s my pleasure to introduce you to the writing duo known as Lily Charles. Libby Ware and Charlene Ball use[...] The post PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE...
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Book Clubs: 5 Tips for How to Market to Them and Why You Should.I belong to two book clubs. One, I started during the pandemic, it’s very informal, and we meet once every[...] The post Book Clubs: 5...
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Back Story Can Be A KillerSomewhere along the way during the thirteen years between starting to write fiction and publishing my first novel, I learned[...] The post Back...
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4 MUST WATCH TRIALS FOR CRIME WRITERSPreviously, I blogged about four criminal cases crime writers should watch if...
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International Mystery-Writing ConferencesLast year, the ten winners of the prestigious Emirate Literary Fellowship came to Gotham Writers in NYC, where I work.[...] The post...
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The Dreary Days of Winter and Dogs in Mystery BooksI’m sitting here working on my couch with my dog Molly on my lap—which as you can imagine makes it[...] The post The Dreary Days of Winter and...
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Pea-Soup Fog & Monkey Glands: Ten Reasons Why Victorian England is the Perfect Setting for Murder“Sexual repression, dark alleys, great detectives, ornate prose,” says author James McCreet (“Why we all love a Victorian Murder,” The Guardian,...
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Martin Edwards on the “impossible crime” in The White Priory MurdersFor a Happy New Years gift, the wonderful and prolific Martin Edwards, crime novelist, savior of vintage crime, and one[...] The post Martin...
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What Mystery Conventions Are You Going To in 2024?Last year was spectacular for crime fiction conventions. Left Coast Crime in Tuscon, Arizona, was like living in a dream state. The post What...
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If you love a word, set it freeWe’re writers and readers so of course we love words. Maybe too much sometimes? I remember a New Yorker cartoon[...] The post If you love...
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5 Ways To Check if the Time is Right for Your NovelFor the past year and change I’ve worked on a new novel. I loved the story. I loved writing it.[...] The post 5 Ways To Check if the Time...
