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  • Books,  The life of a writer,  Writing Tips

    Another Thank You To My Prose & Cons Family

    There are times when we all need help. Seeing our own work as others see it is extremely difficult.  We spent countless hours crafting our characters, plot lines and twist, shaping and reshaping…

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  • Pinch Points in Fiction Writing
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    Tips To Correct The Pacing In Your Novel (part 2)

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    If you missed part one of this post series you can find it here. Today I’d like to talk about structure and show vs. tell vs. really showing. By structure I mean scene and…

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    I Swear To Tell The Whole Truth… Fun Fact for Fiction Writing

    I just read an interesting article by Leslie Budewitz, an award-winning author and a member of Sisters In Crime, an organization I am proud to belong to. The information was so fascinating I…

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  • Books,  Musings about life,  The life of a writer

    Don't torpedo your career. Be professional.

    I wavered all day on whether to post this or not.  In the end I decided it was an important subject. What I read this morning shocked me.  Many of you might have…

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  • The life of a writer,  Writing tips

    6 Tips for #PitMad Pitch Party Today on Twitter

    #PitMad is happening now!  It started at 8am and will continue until 8pm EDT/EST.  If you want your pitch to stand out keep these things in mind. 1.  Write a great pitch.  You…

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  • Musings about life,  The life of a writer

    Building your audience with Triberr

    Let’s talk Triberr. For those of you who don’t know about Tribber, let me briefly explain.  Triberr is a social media site for bloggers of any kind.  It’s especially great for writers.  Once…

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    What's In The Trunk?! A group story with Prose & Cons

    The Prose & Cons blog address says it best: a unique and portable magic. Books. They can make us stay up late at night, miss our train stop, forget our problems, or teach…

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  • The life of a writer

    Cookie Monster robbed a store this morning!

    This morning I was half-listening to the morning news while doing my usual routine, reading blogs and emails.  When I looked up at the TV I said, “Cookie Monster robbed a store?  That’s…

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  • Writing tips

    Descriptions in fiction writing

    Many writers struggle with descriptions.  How much detail do you give?  How important is it that I describe this object/place?  How do you go about describing an everyday object so you don’t bore…

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  • The life of a writer,  Writing tips

    Interview with Crime Author Joe Clifford– You don't want to miss this one!

    I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend and co-author on Prose & Cons, Joe Clifford.  After you read this interview I’m sure you will agree there aren’t many authors who would have…

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Sue Coletta is an award-winning crime writer and member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. In addition to her award-winning Murder Blog, she also blogs on the Kill Zone (Writer's Digest "101 Best Websites for Writers"), Writers Helping Writers, and Story Empire (Positive Writer's "Top 50 Writing Blogs"). Sue's backlist includes psychological thrillers and true crime/narrative nonfiction. Now, she exclusively writes eco-thrillers (The Mayhem Series, books 5-9 & continuing). She's appeared on the Emmy award-winning true crime series, Storm of Suspicion, and three episodes of A Time to Kill on Investigation Discovery. Links to her newsletter and books can be found here: https://linktr.ee/suecoletta Email: sue(at)suecoletta(dot)com

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