Pondering 2022 Writing Life Lessons
By Julie, planning on decking the halls after I schedule this post Some months coming up with a blog topic for the Wickeds is easier than others. This month, because…
Tag: writing process
Wicked Wednesday: Ripening
Edith/Maddie here, with a third August Wicked Wednesday. August is a month of much ripening in New England gardens and on farms. The tomatoes are finally red, the cucumbers full…
A Peek Inside My Crazy Writing Head
Last week I sent in the page proofs for Absence of Alice the ninth Sarah Winston Garage Sale mystery and I’m writing the second Chole Jackson Sea Glass Saloon mystery—A…
The Journey of Ideas
Where do ideas come from? Who owns them? Today on the blog Julie is wrestling with those questions in unexpected ways.
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters VI–Getting Advice on a Manuscript
Pre-published and published authors get lots of advice on getting advice. Some people say you must have a writers group to succeed. Others say that kind of review stifles creativity…
Wicked Wednesday: Myth Busting Part 1
There are so many myths and rules that fly around about writing and the writing process that we decided to tackle some of them head on. Bust them, actually. Because…
Wicked Wednesday: SINC-Up, part two
Sisters in Crime is sponsoring a September SINC-Up, to spread the good word about good books and their authors. They suggested a few questions, so we selected one for last…
How to Write a Novel In Nine Months or Less
By Liz, east of Hartford, still wishing for sun and warmth I am (still) working on the third book in the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries. My deadline is May 1. At…