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Copy Edit Season
One year ago this week, I began writing Her Dying Day. I’d flown to Bangor, Maine to participate in a writer’s retreat. I’d never done anything like that before. I was nervous. As a mystery writer and true crime aficionado, part of my brain was telling me that trekking out into the woods where I…
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Back to School After a Pandemic
I received the back-to-school supply list email this week. My youngest child was quietly resigned at this first sign of the end of summer. My oldest child told me to delete the email. I was sorely tempted. It’s been since March 2020 since my kids have been inside a school building. They’re returning to school…
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Writing the Book is Only Half the Job
This week, at the end of a marathon writing sprint lasting 3 days and producing over 9000 words (but the rough draft of Book 3 is DONE!), I was given some new, fun stuff to do by my publisher. I’m not talking about simple line edits. The first fun thing was an author questionnaire. It…
Mindy Carlson 