JeannettedeBeauvoirOn The Joys of the ObscureFind that juxtaposition of the weird and the wonderful. I will love reading about you.·3 min read·Feb 24, 2024----
JeannettedeBeauvoirIt’s All About the FantasyIt’s no secret that I write about that most terrible of crimes — murder — for fun and profit.·4 min read·Mar 18, 2023----
JeannettedeBeauvoirWriter’s Block as Liminal SpaceIt is transitional and transformative; it halts you on the threshold and forces you to take stock, to take a breath, to take a chance.·4 min read·Mar 12, 2023----
JeannettedeBeauvoirWill Technology Leave Readers Behind? Not if Writers Can Help It!As writers, one of our obligations, I think, is to be the vehicle that enables readers to ask these questions in a safe fictional space.·4 min read·Feb 15, 2023----
JeannettedeBeauvoirWhat’s in a Murder Mystery, Anyway?My favorite genre, whether reading or writing, is mystery. There’s something that’s intellectually and morally satisfying …·3 min read·Jan 18, 2023----
JeannettedeBeauvoirWhy Women Like Murder MysteriesBoth as readers and as writers, we’re turning to crime… the crime of choice being, of course, murder.·6 min read·Jan 10, 2023----
JeannettedeBeauvoirHow Long is a Novel?So you have a 200,000 word manuscript you want to sell to a publisher. What’s an author to do?·3 min read·Jan 5, 2023----
JeannettedeBeauvoirBe The Best Answer: Four Steps to Developing Winning ContentYou’ll never be the only answer, but you can be the best answer for the prospects and clients you’re marketing to.·4 min read·May 23, 2022----
JeannettedeBeauvoirWhy is the Sidekick the Most Difficult Character to Create?“Supportive” doesn’t mean becoming a yes-person: sidekicks can show support by challenging the protagonist.·4 min read·Apr 10, 2022----
JeannettedeBeauvoirFictional Deaths and Real FuneralsWe live in these fictional worlds where justice always triumphs and the case is always successfully closed…·5 min read·Apr 1, 2022----