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Too Smart For Your Own Good – Illian Rain
https://illianrain.com/2015/08/09/too-smart-for-your-own-good
I write things. Lots of things. Too Smart For Your Own Good. August 9, 2015. I was sardined on a bus with garlic pesto-breath blowing in from the east and a mother. Son argument brewing in the west. In honour of my gag reflex I opted for the argument. I opted into eye contact with the kid. He was maybe six years old and cute as a button a deer-in-headlights button at the moment. Too smart for his own good. This was his mother’s opinion. What does that even mean? Well kid, I have no idea what’d ya’ do?
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You Got This–Like It Or Not – Illian Rain
https://illianrain.com/2015/07/20/you-got-this-like-it-or-not
I write things. Lots of things. You Got This–Like It Or Not. July 20, 2015. 8220;You got this.”. Says who, and by what authority? And was that nineteen-seventy-something double finger point necessary? It was amusing, yes. Was it dignified? Scanning my metro pass across the electronic reader barring me from the threshold of unrestricted, urban underground travel required a love tap to that tiny chip on my card for encouragement. It did not require emotional support. I write things. Lots of things. 8230;] ...
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Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #2 – Winging It
https://almcdermid.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/winging-it-our-ever-evolving-mystery-writing-method-2
Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #2. The three characters essential to a murder mystery are the victim, the killer or villain, and the detective (or detectives). I read both third-person and first-person mysteries, but prefer to write in the first-person, so our narrator, ex-Navy cop Frank Keegan is at the center of. A Halo for Red Betsy. Being a notable exception). A Halo for Red Betsy. This is another place where our method of winging it re...
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Winging It – Page 2 – My Journey as a Novelist
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Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. The Exile Has Ended. The previous name of this blog was “Tokyo Exile,” but now that the exile has ended and I’m back in Hawaii, I’m renaming, and re-tasking, the blog to serve a new function. I returned to Hawaii to write, and specifically to write mysteries. My co-author, Aki Liao, and myself have so far written two historical mysteries set in post-WWII Honolulu. The first,. A Halo for Red Betsy. Due out in March 2015), was written entirely in Tokyo and Taipei.
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Planning, Plotting, and Tying it All Together – Winging It
https://almcdermid.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/planning-plotting-and-tying-it-all-together
Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. Planning, Plotting, and Tying it All Together. In response to Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #1, another writer asked for hints on tying everything together and making sure there are no loose ends. Yes, we had a plan for A Halo for Red Betsy, and we maintained a number of the original elements, but we didn’t used a more structured method because we didn’t want to be tied to any particular element. At least, I don’t. Which left us with eithe...
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May 2015 – Winging It
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Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #3. Another reason for keeping the planning loose is that secondary characters sometimes demand a bigger part. The character of Julie Flynn was originally going to be killed by mistake, and it was her murder that would expose the killer. She was introduced when Frank brought her a drink, which lead to her running off at the mouth. Here’s an excerpt:. Hey, if you don’t like me, just say so. Who the hell knows?
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March 2015 – Winging It
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Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #2. The three characters essential to a murder mystery are the victim, the killer or villain, and the detective (or detectives). I read both third-person and first-person mysteries, but prefer to write in the first-person, so our narrator, ex-Navy cop Frank Keegan is at the center of. A Halo for Red Betsy. Being a notable exception). A Halo for Red Betsy. This is another place where our method of winging it re...
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The Exile Has Ended – Winging It
https://almcdermid.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/the-exile-has-ended
Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. The Exile Has Ended. The previous name of this blog was “Tokyo Exile,” but now that the exile has ended and I’m back in Hawaii, I’m renaming, and re-tasking, the blog to serve a new function. I returned to Hawaii to write, and specifically to write mysteries. My co-author, Aki Liao, and myself have so far written two historical mysteries set in post-WWII Honolulu. The first,. A Halo for Red Betsy. Due out in March 2015), was written entirely in Tokyo and Taipei.
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January 2015 – Winging It
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Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. Our Mystery Writing Method #1. I got the idea for this blog while reading Alicia Dean’s. Find the Magic – How to Plot a Story in 10 Easy Steps. Get to know main characters, at least a little. For me, I don’t really know them until about a third of the way through the story. Whether you know yours thoroughly or partially is up to you. I personally dislike lengthy character questionnaires, profiles, interviews, and so forth. A Halo for Red Betsy. Naming the killer...
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Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #3 – Winging It
https://almcdermid.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/winging-it-our-ever-evolving-mystery-writing-method-3
Who am I anyway? My Journey as a Novelist. Winging It: Our Ever-evolving Mystery Writing Method #3. Another reason for keeping the planning loose is that secondary characters sometimes demand a bigger part. The character of Julie Flynn was originally going to be killed by mistake, and it was her murder that would expose the killer. She was introduced when Frank brought her a drink, which lead to her running off at the mouth. Here’s an excerpt:. Hey, if you don’t like me, just say so. Who the hell knows?
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