STRANGER THAN FICTION?

Gayle Lynds:  How do you know whether what you’re reading in a novel is fact or fiction?  Right now, in this very moment, I’ll bet you remember that the grand old Mississippi River flows south through the U.S.’s midsection, pouring into the Gulf of Mexico.  Would you be surprised if...

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GIVING THANKS

by Christine GoffRogue Women Writers at ThrillerFestWith Thanksgiving behind us and the holidays fast approaching, I want to take time out to say how grateful I am for my fellow Rogue Women. Writing is at times a lonely business, and it's even lonelier when you're a woman writing espionage and...

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HOW TO KILL THE JOY IN YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON

By Sonja StoneHOLIDAYS WITH A PERFECTIONISTFruit and cheese platters: the breakfast of championsWell, the holiday season has officially begun. I know this because a few nights ago I had my recurring seasonal nightmare. It happens every year, usually not for a few more weeks, but here it is: It’s...

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Burnt Poultry and Other Disasters

Photo of my rotisserie chicken failYes, that's an actual photo of a rotisserie chicken that I'd left out on my Weber grill too long. I was planning on checking in, but got all wrapped up in writing a chapter of my latest manuscript -- I had gotten to a key action scene- and I completely forgot the...

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GHOSTS OF THANKSGIVINGS PAST

S. Lee Manning: Holiday seasons can be difficult. The memories of holidays past, of family members no longer present, of times that have disappeared, can cast a pall over the present day. For some, Christmas is the hardest holiday. For me, Thanksgiving is when I most acutely feel the ghosts of...

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KNOW THY ENEMY

by Chris GoffI think the hardest thing to do when writing a spy novel is finding your antagonists backstory, knowing how they think, how they feel, what kind of mindset they have. It's fairly easy to understand what your protagonist thinks because often they think a lot like you. They love their...

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