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Plans & progress reports
Plans & progress reports
Do we need both?
When I was a young management consultant I was often asked by the partner responsible for each project to provide a regular progress report. I sometimes thought it was just an excuse to bill some expensive hours to my budget and waste my time, so my smart-ass response was,...Plans for Readers & Writers in the New Year. What’s on your list?
Plans for Readers & Writers in the New Year
What’s on your list?
Preparing my plans for 2023 I’ve started by looking back at the past year and reviewing the most memorable books to influence and inspire my own writing. Some modern classics, some different styles and themes; all worth reading. They include:- Rick Mofina’s domestic thriller, Her...
Trust nobody. Or trust everybody?
Trust nobody
Or trust everybody?
You may have read the story in NO EASY MONEY told by Dale Hunter to the young entrepreneur next door explaining it as Rule #1 – Trust nobody. An old shopkeeper had decided it was time to teach his young son about the business. He told him to climb up the ladder...The Evolution of Crime Fiction
The Evolution of Crime Fiction
From Sherlock Holmes to Jack Reacher
A lot has changed in the last 150 years of mystery and suspense writing. The choices for readers and writers have evolved in so many different directions for style, stories, and characters since the early adventures of Sherlock Holmes to the crime thrillers of today. This...Review of Going to Beautiful
Review of Going to Beautiful
Paperback,
300 pages, Published May 1, 2022, USBN: 978-1-988754-35-2
A particularly enjoyable part of the “post-pandemic” era for me is to finally get away from social media and meet real people – writers, friends and fans – in person again, especially those whom... Christmas Gifts in September? And now October? Yes!
Christmas Gifts in September? And now October?
Yes, you deserve it.
Summer holidays are over, the kids are back at school, and you’re back at work trying to navigate away from health risks, climate disasters, and the political and economic turmoil around you. Looking forward to your next break? Let’s leapfrog past Halloween and Thanksgiving and avoid the...Bouchercon? MWA?
Bouchercon? MWA?
Let me explain.
I know it can be confusing to follow all the acronyms and code words of the secret society of crime writers, I’m still learning them myself. Fortunately, we’re not that secretive. Writer-to-writer and writer-to-the-world we are dedicated to sharing our words and our stories to share the joy, the lessons, and...Where do stories come from? Fact of fiction.
Where do stories come from? Fact or fiction
Watch the YouTube video: "Where do the stories come from? Fact or fiction." Hear the answers and the author’s secrets revealed: https://youtu.be/_bl2m0YCrgsOr come and hear us live!
Montreal crime writers, Delvin Chatterson and Russell Fralich will be at Indigo- Pte. Claire, Saturday, Aug. 27th, noon till 4pm, ready to answer...Author Event @ INDIGO – Chapters
Author Event @ INDIGO - Chapters
Saturday August 27th, 2-4 pm
Live & In Person!
Meet Canadian Crime Writers Del Chatterson and Russell Fralich reading from their most recent books and answering your questions. Watch the video to learn more: https://youtu.be/4-GU3kw2ECw
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