I have a confession to make. I’m a little jealous of my Plantation Shudders protagonist, Maggie Crozat. For one thing, she’s a few inches taller than me, and doesn’t need to lose twenty pounds to get off cholesterol medication like I do. She can eat boatloads of her mother’s incredible Cajun cooking and never gain an ounce, the lucky so-and-so. Plus, she’s thirty-two, and I’m, … Continue reading True Confession: I’m Jealous of My Protagonist
While trying to meet a recent deadline, I hit a bit of a roadblock in my rewrite. I needed to come up with a story fix, and fast. So I did what any self-respecting writer would do. I procrastinated. I’ve found that etymology is a great way to stall. Exploring the origin of words gives you the illusion of working, hence less guilt. Since I … Continue reading Who Put the “Dead” in “Deadline?”
sSometimes, you just have to play favorites—and this is one of those times. Today we’re talking about which of our characters we most love to write. (Spoiler Alert: It’s not always who you think it’s going to be!) Continue reading “My Favorite Character to Write is…”
Let’s be honest, there’s always one area we all dread writing. Maybe it’s setting, maybe it’s describing outfits, maybe it’s hair color. Here, the Chicks share their writing bugaboos… Continue reading “I totally hate to write…”
When I was a moody, disaffected teen who could have used a heavy dose of anti-depressants, my family vacationed in Vermont. We meandered around the state and happened upon The Haunted Mansion Bookshop. Housed in a spooky Victorian home across from a cemetery, the used bookstore was run by a man with only one arm. As I perused the dusty, packed aisles, the one-armed … Continue reading I’m Breaking Up With Heathcliff!
Admit it. Sometimes certain things in a mystery story can bug us, just a tiny bit. (Okay, a lot.) Here are our top nominations for Pet Peeves in a Mystery. Feel free to comment or add your own. And if you ever catch one in our books, let us know!
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