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Mar 18

It’s All About the Fantasy

It’s no secret that I write about that most terrible of crimes — murder — for fun and profit. The murders in my novels are fictional and genteel; they may involve violence, but said violence is never on-camera and is not generally deeply disturbing: it arises out of personal conflicts…

Murder

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It’s All About the Fantasy
It’s All About the Fantasy
Murder

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Mar 12

Writer’s Block as Liminal Space

One of the gifts of age, for me, has been in becoming less didactic, more tolerant… and certainly less prescriptive. And thank goodness for that! But not so very long ago I was telling students, clients, and audiences alike that I didn’t believe in “writer’s block.” …

Writers Block

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Writer’s Block as Liminal Space
Writer’s Block as Liminal Space
Writers Block

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Feb 15

Will Technology Leave Readers Behind? Not if Writers Can Help It!

It’s pretty much an accepted fact that ethics will always trail technology. It’s inevitable: you can’t ask questions of something that doesn’t yet exist; and, by and large, the people pushing the boundaries of the possible in science and technology aren’t necessarily the people who will look at the breakthrough…

Storytelling

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Will Technology Leave Readers Behind? Not if Writers Can Help It!
Will Technology Leave Readers Behind? Not if Writers Can Help It!
Storytelling

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Jan 18

What’s in a Murder Mystery, Anyway?

My favorite genre, whether reading or writing, is mystery. There’s something that’s intellectually and morally satisfying about seeing justice done — and having a go at figuring out how to get there. Most murders originate long before they come to the reader’s — or the sleuth’s — attention. The body…

Mystery

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What’s in a Murder Mystery, Anyway?
What’s in a Murder Mystery, Anyway?
Mystery

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Jan 10

Why Women Like Murder Mysteries

Why is it that women become so engaged with murder mysteries? Here’s the thing: while only about a third of published authors in almost all genres are women, women have long made up the majority of adult readers. We read. A lot. …

Mystery Thriller

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Why Women Like Murder Mysteries
Why Women Like Murder Mysteries
Mystery Thriller

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Jan 5

How Long is a Novel?

How long is a novel? Well, of course that depends. But if you’re a first-time author and you’re trying to catch the eye of a traditional publisher (okay, okay, a mixed metaphor at best), you need to be concerned about length. There are a lot of reasons for this, but…

Writing

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How Long is a Novel?
How Long is a Novel?
Writing

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May 23, 2022

Be The Best Answer: Four Steps to Developing Winning Content

Once upon a time, Lee Odden of TopRank Marketing gave this advice to content marketers: “Be the best answer.” It’s great advice. …

Marketing Copy

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Be The Best Answer: Four Steps to Developing Winning Content
Be The Best Answer: Four Steps to Developing Winning Content
Marketing Copy

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Apr 10, 2022

Why is the Sidekick the Most Difficult Character to Create?

Whatever fiction genre you write, you’re faced with assembling a cast of characters who will bring life to your story and engage your readers. Some are relatively easy: your protagonist is generally a likable, pleasant, intelligent, quirky person. Your antagonist gives readers a reason to distrust them. If you’re writing…

Fiction

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Why is the Sidekick the Most Difficult Character to Create?
Why is the Sidekick the Most Difficult Character to Create?
Fiction

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Apr 1, 2022

Fictional Deaths and Real Funerals

The words stopped me in my tracks. I’d been hired to write a grant proposal. It seemed like a good match, too: a not-for-profit agency that does work with homicide victims’ families in an inner-city locale, and a partnership grant between the federal Office of Victims of Crime and a…

Writing

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Fictional Deaths and Real Funerals
Fictional Deaths and Real Funerals
Writing

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Dec 9, 2021

Improve Your Presentations — and Sell More Books!

Many (if not most) authors are introverts: we sit in a room and we write, and we like it that way. …

Public Speaking

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Improve Your Presentations — and Sell More Books!
Improve Your Presentations — and Sell More Books!
Public Speaking

6 min read

JeannettedeBeauvoir

JeannettedeBeauvoir

171 Followers

Bestselling novelist of mystery and historical fiction. Writer, editor, & business storyteller at jeannettedebeauvoir.com.

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