Writing vs Rewriting
I’m a firm believer in the idea that it’s okay if the first draft of what I write is utter crap. For me that first draft is little more than me getting ideas down — getting the story from beginning to middle to end, no matter how rough it might be. The “real” writing... Read more
A Story Within a Story
One of my favorite, albeit challenging, things in planning and writing a Murder Scripts novel is that fact that each contains a story within a story. The protagonist, Grace Atwood, is a party planner. More specifically she plans and organizes murder mystery parties. Each novel will feature at... Read more
My Mystery Reading List – 2012
I know 2012 is coming to a close in a matter of weeks, but rather than talk only about writing mysteries here I want to talk about reading them too. So I’ve decided to share my reading list for the rest of this year. It’s a somewhat short one, knowing that I’m swamped with work... Read more
What Attracts You to Murder Mysteries?
I’m a huge fan of murder mysteries — from reading them to watching them to writing them. I generally prefer cozies over grittier murder mysteries. What about you? Why? Today I’d like to explore a few of the reasons I love murder mysteries so much, and I’d love to hear why... Read more
Pick Your Poison
Even though I’ve fully outlined the first Murder Script mystery, I know who gets killed, and I know who the killer is, I have yet to decide on a final murder weapon. Don’t get me wrong. I have an idea. I know it needs to be poison. It’s which poison to choose that has me... Read more
