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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!


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...

K.P. Gresham
Jan 25, 20216 min read
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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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Jan 18, 20214 min read
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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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Jan 11, 20215 min read
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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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Dec 28, 20203 min read
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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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Dec 21, 20202 min read
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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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Dec 15, 20207 min read
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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,...

K.P. Gresham
Dec 7, 20203 min read
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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...

K.P. Gresham
Dec 1, 20205 min read
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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...

K.P. Gresham
Nov 23, 20206 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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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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Nov 9, 20202 min read
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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...

K.P. Gresham
Oct 26, 20204 min read
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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...

K.P. Gresham
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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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....

K.P. Gresham
Oct 12, 20204 min read
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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,...

K.P. Gresham
Oct 5, 20203 min read
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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,...

K.P. Gresham
Sep 22, 20203 min read
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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,...

K.P. Gresham
Sep 15, 20204 min read
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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...

K.P. Gresham
Sep 7, 20202 min read
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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....

K.P. Gresham
Aug 31, 20204 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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