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The Crime Sistahs: February 2009
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Monday, February 23, 2009. Do you have a mantra? A phrase that encourages you, inspires you, keeps you focused on your goal? Last year, I read an interview with Mary J. Blige that appeared in a health magazine. This interview was about the healthier habits she was adopting, specifically her exercise routine. Her physical trainer gives all of his clients a bracelet with beads that spell "Discipline." I like that. I like it a lot. It also applies to our writing careers. Talking to fl...
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The Crime Sistahs: October 2009
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Saturday, October 24, 2009. An interview with Sue Grimshaw of Borders. Although Sue is the national. Buyer, this includes. However, she doesn't buy African American titles in any genre. That's handled by another buyer, a gentleman. Sadly, I've misplaced the e-mail Sue sent me with the other buyer's contact information. I'll contact her again and share his contact information with you. Sue works a lot with editors and encourages authors to e-mail her at. Regional buyers purchase loc...
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The Crime Sistahs: September 2008
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Sunday, September 28, 2008. I'm reading Donald Maas's. Writing the Breakout Novel. Have you read it? It's challenging my story ideas, which of course is Donald Mass's point. You don't want to write A Story; you want to write A Breakout Story. Donald Maas asks a lot of pointed questions, including:. Why are you writing this story? If you stopped writing this story, why would it matter? Hmmm Good questions. Can we answer them? For example, in my last romantic suspense,. Provides a fr...
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The Crime Sistahs: December 2008
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Friday, December 26, 2008. I saw a movie on Christmas Day that I feel compelled to write about: Will Smith's Seven Pounds. Critics have battered it. Not to be contrary, I have to say that I liked it. Yes, it made me weep. I was miserable for hours afterward, so miserable and disappointed about having seen a downer on Christmas Day that I slapped the poor guy. The thing is, I do enjoy the contrived and saccharine. Very much so. They nourish my rather shaky sense of optimism&...But t...
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The Crime Sistahs: August 2009
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Friday, August 28, 2009. Rant for the Day: Using Misspellings to Indicate Speech Patterns. As an editor at Gentle Pen Editorial Services. I see this time and time again: writers using egregious misspellings to indicate speech patterns, specifically poor grammar and poor pronunciation. My response is always the same: Don't do it. I'll keep the reasons short and sweet:. It makes your copy difficult to understand. It makes your copy difficult to understand. Because I simply couldn't g...
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The Crime Sistahs: April 2009
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Acclaimed artist and former Denver Broncos football player Ernie Barnes. Away on Monday at the age of 70. Most people probably don't know Barnes by name. But if, like me, you were a child of the seventies and grew up watching Good Times. Monday, April 27, 2009. I'm very excited to share with you the book video for my June 2009 release,. In the interest of full disclosure,. Reviews have been good, though. It might help if I told you a bit about the plot.
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The Crime Sistahs: March 2009
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Friday, March 27, 2009. Book in a Nutshell Contest. The literary agency, Knight Agency, is holding the Book in a Nutshell submissions contest. The deadline is April 20, 2009. If you're interested in participating, submit three compelling sentences - 150 words maximum - about your completed, unpublished manuscript to. You must write BOOK IN A NUTSHELL in the e-mail subject line. One submission per project. Wednesday, March 25, 2009. A Sistah Sleuth On the Small Screen! I'm sure that...
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The Crime Sistahs: August 2008
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A Murder Mystery Blog. Friday, August 22, 2008. Book News You Can Use. Dust off those short stories because Essence Magazine is having another short Fiction contest. Check out this interview. With author/publisher Karen Hunter about her new imprint with Pocket Books/Simon and Schuster. Is a site where readers can view book trailers and authors and publishers can have another outlet to showcase their books trailers. Arabesque, a division of my publisher Kimani Press. Monday, August 18, 2008. I must be liv...
