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June Double Trouble Contest The June Double Trouble Contest is over. Thanks for stopping by. Please come back next month. Get notified of the next contest via email by joining The Snitch newsletter …
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Behind the story of Cement Stilettos by Diane Vallere Diane Vallere has been my guest before. Why? Could it be I have a secret writer’s crush on her? She started her own detective agency at age ten. …
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Behind the story of Till Dirt Do Us Part The daughter of a man in the military, Teresa Trent grew up moving a lot. Of all the places she’s lived, however, Texas is one of her favorites. It’s one …
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From the Publisher: February 1962: Tony Eberle has just scored his first role in a Hollywood movie, and the publisher of his hometown newspaper in upstate New York wants a profile of the local boy …
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Writing Distinctive Dialogue by Joanna Campbell Slan Good writers create distinctive dialogue, a way of speaking that is specific to each character. Distinctive dialogue occurs when the words and …
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Here's another view of the Ala Wai Harbor at sunset during our visit for Left Coast Crime. As the evening progressed, the colors continued to deepen. I recall very few boats going in or out during our …
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In planning our road trip to Pinnacles National Park, I didn’t originally plan on a stop in Solvang. The town actually became a stop on the trip for very practical reasons—lodging price, driving distance, and location for the next day’s travel. The truth is, neither Kathy nor I had done anything more than the typical tourist visit (drive into town, take a few novel photos, sample the food, and leave). As we discovered, that’s a huge mistake.
