K.P. Gresham
I Am Not a Moral Pauper
by Kathy Waller “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” ~ Mark Twain (or...
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K.P., along with her fellow ink-stained wretches, put out a weekly blog. Enjoy!
K.P. Gresham
- Jan 18, 2021
- 4 min
MURDER, MAYHEM, CRIME AND THE GRANDE DAMES OF MYSTERY
By Francine Paino Overall, fiction provides a brief respite from the realities in our lives. In those few precious hours of distraction,...
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K.P. Gresham
- Jan 11, 2021
- 5 min
Ray Bradbury on Writing and Life
by Renee Kimball “Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” ― Ray Bradbury “. . . And what, you ask, does writing teach...
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K.P. Gresham
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
Year-End Assessments for Writers
by N. M. Cedeño Writers, if you don’t already assess your writing habits at the end of the year, you should consider doing it. Many...
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K.P. Gresham
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
J.D. Robb’s Holiday in Death
by K.P. Gresham My Go-To Seasonal Escape! When the holidays come around, I can’t help it. Sometimes I get so stressed I just wanna kill...
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K.P. Gresham
- Dec 15, 2020
- 7 min
Lost and Found
by Kathy Waller “Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them....
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K.P. Gresham
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
THE LONGEST NIGHTS AND THE FESTIVALS OF LIGHT
By Francine Paino In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice, December 21, 2020, will happen at the same instant for all of us,...
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K.P. Gresham
- Nov 30, 2020
- 5 min
A Common Reader Looks at Women Writing Science Fiction
by Renee Kimball Ex Libris, Confessions of a Common Reader, author Anne Fadiman explains the origin of the term, “common reader”—which...
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K.P. Gresham
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
Where Are We? Trowels Up!
Try to imagine a mystery without its setting. What? You’re having trouble? Open a mystery and be denied the setting. What? You’re getting...
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K.P. Gresham
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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K.P. Gresham
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Writing Humor in Mysteries
by K.P. Gresham I recently appeared on a “Writing Humor in Mysteries” panel at the Pflugerville, Texas, Library along with fellow authors...
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K.P. Gresham
- Oct 26, 2020
- 4 min
BOO! By Fran Paino
All Hallows Eve approaches, and it’s not just the children who love this holiday, with its ghost stories and the trick-or-treat...
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K.P. Gresham
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Mary Oliver—Who Heeded the Call
by Renee Kimball “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver “Ten times a day something...
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K.P. Gresham
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
PLAIN OR FANCY?
Mystery readers are tetchy. We want an interesting plot with a fair shot at noting each clue—but don’t want to guess whodunnit too soon....
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K.P. Gresham
- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
How to Get Your Brain Unstuck: Overcoming Writer’s Block Caused by Minor Stress
By N. M. Cedeño Most people find it hard to concentrate on work when their stress levels rise. Meeting work goals becomes a challenge,...
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K.P. Gresham
- Sep 22, 2020
- 3 min
Book Review: Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do; Edited by Mere
by Renee Kimball Meredith Maran decided to write a book about writing to show her “gratitude to writers everywhere.” To do that,...
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K.P. Gresham
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
Ahhh, The Days of Lipstick, Make-up and Clothes
I took my grandson to Barnes and Noble yesterday. When we got there, I realized I’d forgotten to take his mask. “Uh, oh,” he said,...
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K.P. Gresham
- Sep 6, 2020
- 2 min
More Than There Was Before
* The first few years I studied Romeo and Juliet with my high school freshmen, when I was in my The way Juliet’s father tells her to...
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K.P. Gresham
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Barbeculinary Thoughts
I know, you’re asking yourself what barbecue has to do with mystery writing, my other beloved topic. Barbecuing, like writing (see K.P....
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K.P. Gresham
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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