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Seeding the Story—How Loose Ends Become Lifelines

Author Jane Brookwood shares how loose ends become lifelines with her technique for seeding the story with possibilities.
The post Seeding the Story—How Loose Ends Become Lifelines appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/seeding-the-story-how-loose-ends-become-lifelines

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Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Barbur Turns Wilderness Skills into Mystery Fiction

My ALLi author guest this episode is David Barbur, a former law enforcement officer who now writes wilderness mysteries inspired by his interests in hiking, tracking, survival skills, and the natural world. Since 2017, he has published a novel every year while balancing writing with a full-time job and family. 
The post Inspirational Indie Author Interview: David Barbur Turns Wilderness Skills into Mystery Fiction appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-david-barbur/

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New: the August issue of the Dead East newsletter is now available, a free monthly email covering new releases, extracts, events, news and other information from across the crime genre.
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Writing as Nick Guthrie, I have a new story up at Cold Caller - this time a WW2 mystery. And you can read it for free, so what's stopping you?
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https://coldcallermag.substack.com/p/in-the-ruins

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New: the March issue of the Dead East newsletter is now available, a free monthly email covering new releases, extracts, events, news and other information from across the crime genre.
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Looking for FREE* Mystery / Suspense / Thriller ebooks? Check out this Bookfunnel event - 183 (!!!) authors brought you their best!

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The best mysteries keep readers hooked not just with twists, but with powerful emotional stakes. The Secret Weapon of Great Mysteries shows how unlocking your character’s inner conflict can create deeper suspense and a more satisfying resolution...
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A thoughtful look at why whodunit murder mysteries remain so popular. This post explores suspense, character motives, and the joy of piecing together clues as a reader.

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“There’s a tide in the affairs of man, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune — ” Except I don’t think Shakespeare had been referring to the kind of flood tide which deposits a room full of Feds in your precinct.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-gay-detective-and-a-happy-new-year-f3bb8811084d?sk=fb654f420a7f238f404121c1f180c233

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It was going to be a long night — Nope, cancel that— it had already been a long night. At least we weren’t standing in the rain in that damn dark alley. I stared out the Chief of D’s office window as the first tinge of pre-dawn grey crept across the sleeping city.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-gay-detective-the-ghost-of-christmas-present-a338d72f5072?sk=ff03ed651caa655693b121cabe9a9e33

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I stared up at the single street light. Its half-hearted flickering struggled to illuminate the crime scene. Further down the alley, flashing red and blue lights of the squad cars and the strobing headlights of the coroner’s meat wagon were drawing a crowd of looky-loos.
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