The Summer Muse

Roses in my gardenThis month's topic here at Rogue Women Writers is how vacations or the lazy days of summer feed our muse. Summer plays havoc with a thriller writer, or at least it does for me. Gone are the dark, cold days that lend themselves to equally dark, exciting thrillers. Now the days are...

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Is your character a mirror image?

...by Karna Small BodmanThis week some of us Rogue writers are discussing our "relationship" with the characters in our novels...is the heroine a mirror image of ourselves? Or could she be a composite of our wish list perhaps? And what about the hero, if we create one? Is he based on someone...

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THE TIMELESS APPEAL OF SERIAL KILLERS

by K.J. HoweAs writers, we're observers of human nature.  We chronicle the lives of characters who resonate with us, or infuriate us--and the most interesting stories are usually those that involve flawed people.  And the draw of serial killers is fascinating and timeless. Although...

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STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

S. Lee Manning: What’s the difference between having an imaginary friend and creating a protagonist?Kolya, sitting in the chair next to my desk, shrugs, hands up and to the side in the universal sign of dunno. “Your age, probably.” He’s watching me try to write a post on my relationship with my...

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THE BUCKET LIST  

by Chris GoffI am lucky. I've been to a lot of places. My folks were responsible for my visiting forty-nine of the states, Canada, Mexico and thirteen European countries – either by taking me there or helping finance the journeys. Since then my family and friends have helped me add Israel,...

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WHAT MAKES YOUR DREAM VACATION?

by Sonja StoneLOCATION, COMPANION, OR ATTITUDE?The Four Seasons, Bora BoraI’ve written before about my favorite vacations—a week at Miraval Resort, a full-service spa tucked in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. Survival courses conducted by sandal-wearing field guides in...

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