Be Easy to Find: 3 Quick Things to Fix

Be Easy to Find: 3 Quick Things to Fix

It's the end of March and we are also at the end of the first quarter of the year. It's hard to believe the last three months just flew by. It's time to check in. Where you are with your projects for this quarter?  What are your plans for next quarter?  As...

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Content is King: Fly Your Freak Flag & Write Your Passion

Content is King: Fly Your Freak Flag & Write Your Passion

I am rewatching Community on Netflix.  I watched it when it originally aired on NBC, but watching several episodes back-to-back is a whole new experience.  As I'm watching, I keep thinking I can't believe this was on broadcast television! Because it's weird,...

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Anyone Can Be Lucky!

Anyone Can Be Lucky!

Today with shamrocks everywhere I am thinking about luck. Do you believe in luck?  For me, the answer is yes and no. I believe we make our own luck. We make our own luck by working hard, by producing good work, and by being outgoing. We make our own luck by...

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The Genius of small changes: they add up

The Genius of small changes: they add up

A couple of weeks ago I bought myself some toast tongs. What are toast tongs, you may ask.  They are small bamboo tongs for getting your toast out of the toaster safely.  (I am prone to burning my fingers on hot toast.)  Every time I use them I think genius! How did I...

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Professionals Don’t Need a Degree

Professionals Don’t Need a Degree

As you know,  I love British cozy mystery shows . I was watching an old episode of Father Brown the other night when he said this gem. Professionals built the Titanic; amateurs built the Ark.  Father Brown When the constable told him to mind his own business and not...

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All the Love:  Using More Than One Type of Love in Your Story

All the Love: Using More Than One Type of Love in Your Story

Love has been all around us this month as we talk about  how to use love in your stories.  I got a wonderful question from a reader about stories where characters must choose between different types of love. She asked if audiences respond to these kinds of...

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5 Kinds of Love to Use in Your Story Instead of Romance

5 Kinds of Love to Use in Your Story Instead of Romance

Last week we talked about the importance of romantic subplots in your stories because  audiences love love . Serendipitously, I came across this  webinar  by the Mystery Writers of America Norcal Chapter about inserting romance into your mystery....

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Can Your Story Use a Little Love?

Can Your Story Use a Little Love?

Valentine's Day is around the corner and love is in the air! It's been a while since  we talked about story  and February seems the perfect time to discuss love stories. How important is romance in a story? Very! Even if you're not writing The Notebook, having a...

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Do These Four Things to Worry Less

Do These Four Things to Worry Less

I am a worrier.  I worry a lot and I always have. I know I'm not alone. The world in the past three years has gotten scary and everyone’s anxiety has skyrocketed. As creative people, it is easy to let our imaginations run wild creating the worst possible...

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Hi I’m Lindsey!

Hi I’m Lindsey!

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