Secrets to a Great Bouchercon
Going to a writer’s convention or a book convention or reader’s convention can change your life. If you’re at Bouchercon, Hank Phillippi Ryan has some secrets to make it fabulous.
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Oct 28, 2019 | Life
Going to a writer’s convention or a book convention or reader’s convention can change your life. If you’re at Bouchercon, Hank Phillippi Ryan has some secrets to make it fabulous.
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Sep 27, 2019 | Writing Prompts
A kitten shows up on your main character’s doorstep. What does your character do? Why? And...
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Carol Goodman is the author of twenty-one novels, including The Lake of Dead Languages and The Seduction of Water, which won the 2003 Hammett Prize, and The Widow’s House, which won the 2018
Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages. How does she do it?
Posted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Sep 23, 2019 | Craft
How long should a chapter be? As always, the answer is “it depends.” Happily, it’s not difficult to figure out what it depends on.
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Aug 30, 2019 | Craft
Think about your opening scene. What music would be the soundtrack? Does your scene work with that music?
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