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Pantser & Plotter: Head-to-Head on the Chopping Block

Are you a panster or a plotter? This common question often pops up in conversations when a group of writers gets together. Some declare their way is the best way, the right way, the only way to write a good story, but then there are others who just do what works best for them, ignoring…

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Suicidal Thoughts Bled From My Fingers

Written 12-12-2024, published here 12-17-2024 I recently finished writing the toughest story I’ve ever written and submitted it to the amazingly supportive publisher. And by “tough” I don’t mean it was difficult to write because I followed a different format or story structure or utilized tropes or concepts that involved a lot of research and…

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On Halloween, I watched the bodies burn.

Crematory Research for Book 3 of The Bone Cutters Series On Halloween, I spent 2 1/2 hours interviewing a crematory technician and getting a tour of the Laurel Hill Crematory and Cemetery in Saco, Maine. Why, might you ask? This is part of the research I need for writing Book 3 in The Bone Cutters…

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Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival Sat. 10-19-2024

Saturday, Oct. 19th at Haverhill Public Library in Haverhill, MA from 10:00-4:00, I’ll be at the MVHBF with over 60 horror authors and artists selling and signing our creations. I will be at table 6 (near the stairs leading to the panels), seat A, between Ogmios Lieberman and Eric LaRocca. Ogmios is my tablemate. Come…

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