K.P. Gresham
Read a Book, Save the World
K.P. Gresham By K.P. Gresham My hubby and I make it our mission to see all of the films nominated for the Academy Awards’ most coveted...
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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!
K.P. Gresham
Feb 23, 20202 min read
So Many Blogs, So Little Time #ROW80
by Kathy Waller blog noun a website containing a writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often...
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K.P. Gresham
Feb 18, 20204 min read
NEW ORLEANS – A CITY OF MYSTERY, MAGIC, HISTORY AND THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
by Fran Paino February marks the beginning of the Mardi Gras culture of masks, beads, and jazz music on every corner and in the streets,...
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K.P. Gresham
Feb 10, 20207 min read
Art History Mystery, Chasing Kandinsky and Finding Hilma Af Klint
by Renee Kimball 1986, Community College, Day One of Art Appreciation. Clumping to the podium on wooden clogs, dressed like Johnny Depp...
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K.P. Gresham
Feb 4, 20203 min read
Tell Me a Story! P.D. James, Talking about Detective Fiction, 2009
by Helen Currie Foster “Tell me a story,” begs the child. “Tell me a story about before you met me,” the lover entreats the loved one....
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K.P. Gresham
Jan 26, 20203 min read
Death in Small Town Texas: Who Collects the Body?
Mystery authors deal in death. They must get the details correct when writing about the untimely demise of a character. Because laws for...
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K.P. Gresham
Jan 25, 20204 min read
What Makes a Good Story, Or, Is Joseph Campbell Bossing Me Around?
by K.P. Gresham Writers (or at least me) despise (rightly so) the idea of formulaic writing. I am creative! I have my own ideas! Ain’t...
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K.P. Gresham
Jan 8, 20205 min read
Christmas in Texas–Italian Style
by Francine Paino We Italian-Americans take our Christmas tradition seriously – as do Texans. I’m fascinated by some of the...
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K.P. Gresham
Dec 23, 20193 min read
John Le Carré, Agent Running in the Field (October 17, 2019)
by Helen Currie Foster John li Carre, by Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikipedia Okay, you already know I’m hooked on le Carré. Never did I...
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K.P. Gresham
Dec 16, 20193 min read
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...
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K.P. Gresham
Dec 9, 20192 min read
The New Girl Will Scare You Stiff
by K.P. Gresham It begins with the kidnapping of the Saudi Crown Prince’s daughter. Allon, head of Israeli intelligence, is directed by...
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K.P. Gresham
Dec 2, 20195 min read
A Mind Unhinged
by Kathy Waller So you start writing your post about the incomparable Josephine Tey’s mystery novels two weeks before it’s due but...
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 26, 20193 min read
The Arts and Our Society
by Francine Paino Day after day, whether we want to or not, we hear nothing but murder, mayhem, the politics of personal destruction, and...
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 19, 20196 min read
BOOK REVIEW: FULL DARK, NO STARS by Stephen King
Written by Renee Kimball “From the start . . . I felt that the best fiction was both propulsive and assaultive. It gets in your face....
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 11, 20194 min read
Characters We’re Drawn To
By Helen Currie Foster Last week Big D hosted the Bouchercon book conference. Two sessions made me wonder why we’re drawn to particular...
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K.P. Gresham
Nov 4, 20193 min read
Bouchercon: It’s All About Community!
No one else in my family writes novels. When I talk about plotting and pacing, my husband gives me the same blank stare that I give him...
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K.P. Gresham
Oct 21, 20192 min read
New Mystery Series: Bullet Books Speed Reads at Texas Book Festival
No matter what they tell you, Texas isn’t all cowboys and cactus and bullets and brush. Texas Book Festival opens on the grounds of the...
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K.P. Gresham
Oct 14, 20195 min read
THE GHOSTS OF HISTORY: WHAT THEY CAN TELL US
The late president Harry S. Truman said, “The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.” People make history. What were...
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K.P. Gresham
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Further Thoughts on Smell in Literature, or The Dog as Watson
by Helen Currie Foster An author can get great mileage by giving the point of view to a Watson sort of character. The Watson can be...
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K.P. Gresham
Sep 23, 20193 min read
An Interview with Author Lois Winston
Lois Winston Award winning author, Lois Winston, has a new crafting mystery coming out for the holidays! She has kindly allowed me to...
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