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Peggy’s Post: Gaining Perspective | Samantha Jamison Mystery Series

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Samantha Jamison Mystery Series. By Author Peggy A. Edelheit. An excerpt from #8, The Lush Life →. Peggy’s Post: Gaining Perspective. January 4, 2015. Peggy A. Edelheit. According to the dictionary, perspective is the ability to perceive things in their actual comparative importance. And by looking at the past, you are thus able to gain perspective on the present. But what is the point of gaining an accurate point of view if you don’t have the ability to see it for what it is? Trust me. That is a. Lovely...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: What Happens When Your Villain is Smarter than You?

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. What Happens When Your Villain is Smarter than You? I’m having a problem. I’m 60,000 words into A KILLING AT EL KAB (and loving it! Okay, during a totally unrelated meeting this morning a thought of how to expose him hit me (good thing) but it means there is a lot of tweaking to be done in the stuff I've already written. I'll do it, though, if only to ensure my triumph over him. He's an arrogant, condescending so and so, and besting him will make me feel very good. Interesting ...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Just the Facts, Ma'am

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Friday, July 24, 2015. Just the Facts, Ma'am. By Jean Henry Mead. If I’d stayed the nonfiction course, I would probably have only written five or six books by now, instead of 21, and I wouldn’t have had nearly as much fun as I’ve had writing mystery novels. But you can’t write mysteries off the top of your head. There’s always some research involved. Friday, July 24, 2015. Labels: by Jean Henry Mead for Make Mine Mystery. I agree 110% about facts! Thanks for the emphasis. Do other notice this? Unless I c...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Yes, I am Slowing Down

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Yes, I am Slowing Down. This morning I read two posts about writing conferences. One was a report on Thrillerfest in New York where many writing celebreties appeared and spoke. And then on this blog abour the big romance writers convention. I've never been to either one nor will I be going to either. The big cons are fun, but sometimes overwhelming. Frankly, I prefer the smaller ones where it's much easier to find and meet people. To bring this around to the slowing down part- it'...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Hackers and Proofing

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Saturday, August 8, 2015. We’ve always known that internet connect computers and other devices can be hacked. In fact, they almost seem custom made for that. Http:/ www.techtimes.com/articles/14800/20140903/cloud-hacking-isnt-hard-think.htm. I’ve recently learned that cars can be hacked. Well, why wouldn’t they be hackable? They contain computers that send and receive data, right? Http:/ www.wired.com/2014/08/car-hacking-chart/. And now—here’s a new opportunity for hackers! I think the only way around th...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Avoid the Mistakes I Made

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Avoid the Mistakes I Made. That was the title of a presentation I made to the Public Safety Writers Association's recent conference. Here are some of them I told about. I wrote at least three books, sent them out, they were rejected, and I threw the manuscripts away. No computers back then, so no way to even try to retrieve them. They probably weren't much good, but I could've made them better. Never throw anything you've written away. Back when I began, there was little technolo...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: August 2015

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Monday, August 31, 2015. A QUESTION FOR AUTHORS AND READERS. I understood that. It made sense, and explained how I think of and form my own novels. They were about redemption. Actually, though the theme of redemption has always been present in my writing, I didn't see it as a strong factor until I was part way through my latest "To Die For" novel, A Portrait to Die For,. Number two in the series, back into print. During the process I needed to re-read the manuscript twice. And even for me, the ha...I lov...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Does Anyone Know How to Market?

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Saturday, January 24, 2015. Does Anyone Know How to Market? By Kaye George (also w.a. Janet Cantrell). I was asked for tips today from a writer who is newly published. I gave her what I could think of at the moment: Goodreads giveaway, read Jeffrey Marks’ INTENT TO SELL, watch what Rebecca Dalhke does. But, really, besides those, how does one market a new mystery? How do YOU market your mysteries? Here are some things I do (never knowing what works and what doesn’t). When a conference accepts auction bas...

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MAKE MINE MYSTERY: The Ethics of Murder

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. The Ethics of Murder. I’ll admit it – I’m terrible. When people ask me what I do, I smile sweetly, give them my best grandmotherly twinkle and say in soft, mellifluous tones, “I kill people.” It’s a great shtick, makes them remember me and gives me an opening to talk about my writing and books. But I can hear someone saying, “If we can find the information, why can’t they? Why should we be made responsible? So how do we have a story? Have I ever used this handy tidbit? Oh, yes &...