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K.P. Gresham
Professional Character Assassin
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K.P., along with her fellow ink-stained wretches, put out a weekly blog. Enjoy!


Facing a Writing Challenge
by N. M. Cedeño Many writers find motivation in challenging themselves in various ways. Some attempt to write a novel length manuscript...

K.P. Gresham
Jul 11, 20224 min read
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Submitting Short Stories: It’s Like Baseball
By N. M. Cedeño Many of the stories I write aren’t accepted the first time I submit them for publication. The majority have to be...

K.P. Gresham
Apr 18, 20223 min read
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Writing “Reaching for the Moon” for Crimeucopia: Say What Now?
by N. M. Cedeño Although I may veer off into other areas, my reading pile usually comprises two main categories of books: mysteries and...

K.P. Gresham
Mar 7, 20223 min read
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Writing “Nice Girls Don’t” for Groovy Gumshoes
So what if I wasn’t born in the 1960s? I can do research! In 2020, I came across a call for submissions for mystery short stories to be...

K.P. Gresham
Jan 24, 20223 min read
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Book Review: FULL DARK, NO STARS by Stephen King
“From the start . . . I felt that the best fiction was both propulsive and assaultive. It gets in your face. Sometimes it shouts in...

K.P. Gresham
Nov 1, 20214 min read
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Why Read Short Stories?
By N. M. Cedeño If you don’t read short fiction, 2020 is the year to start. Busy, stressed, out of time, out of energy? Then short...

K.P. Gresham
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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Agatha Christie Wrote Paranormal Stories?
Do you enjoy books that make a chill dance down your spine by invoking the otherworldly or the supernatural? As a teen, I read all of my...

K.P. Gresham
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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Inspiration for My Short Stories
Sometimes, as an author I am asked where I get ideas for my short stories. I get my inspiration from books and articles I read, places I...

K.P. Gresham
May 4, 20203 min read
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How to Submit Short Stories to Magazines, Anthologies, & Contests
The basic steps to submitting fiction manuscripts to magazines, anthologies, and contests are as follows: STEP 1: Find calls for...

K.P. Gresham
Dec 16, 20193 min read
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