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11 Jun
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Death’s Door, the Final Clue – or Be Careful When Making Fashion Choices

  • June 11, 2024
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In a prior blog I mentioned that good writers need to read books in their genre to get a feel for the process and...

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What’s in a Review?

  • June 11, 2024
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Writing a book is a challenging undertaking. Even more so  is the marketing. Fifty thousand new books are pu...

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What Could Be Bad About a Good Review?

  • June 11, 2024
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In my last blog I talked about bad reviews. Every author gets bad reviews. You can’t please everybody, and everyb...

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Interview With Spencer Manning

  • June 11, 2024
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I conducted the following interview with my detective, Spencer Manning, based on questions posed by readers. Some...

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Suffering For My Craft

  • June 11, 2024
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Something you enjoy doing should be relaxing and a stress reliever. Right? You would think so… so would I. But I ...

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To Read or Not to Read…

  • June 11, 2024
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I recently tossed a book into the recycle bin. I have thrown a few into the garbage (the ultimate protest) but ha...

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Don’t Live Next to a Volcano

  • June 11, 2024
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Disclaimer: this blog has nothing to do with Spencer Manning Mysteries… except that it also uses the art of ...

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Book Seven – Too Many Suspects!

  • June 11, 2024
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The seventh book in the Spencer Manning mystery series is about one-third done. This book is about drugs, a probl...

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Recipe for Mystery

  • June 11, 2024
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Many have asked me what it takes to be a writer. My answer is… be a reader. Read voraciously, especially in your ...

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On the Shoulders of Giants

  • June 17, 2024
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In my last blog I followed the mystery novel from its inception up to the late 1800s. Sherlock Holmes and his pow...

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