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The Long Game: Writing a Mystery Series
While most agents and publishers want a first book to stand alone, it’s a bonus if your mystery novel (or any novel) has series potential.
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The Long Game: Writing a Mystery Series
While most agents and publishers want a first book to stand alone, it’s a bonus if your mystery novel (or any novel) has series potential.
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#writingcommunity #writerslife #booksky
While most agents and publishers want a first book to stand alone, it’s a bonus if your mystery novel (or any novel) has series potential.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
#writingcommunity #writerslife #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Attempting to make some reels!
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Attempting to make some reels!
"Dunce" was inspired by John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher. His ideas became unpopular, so followers were called "Duns men" or "Dunses."
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November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Dunce" was inspired by John Duns Scotus, a medieval philosopher. His ideas became unpopular, so followers were called "Duns men" or "Dunses."
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Warning to the #WritingCommunity
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
a fraud alert sign with a red light on it
Alt: a fraud alert sign with a red light on it
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Warning to the #WritingCommunity
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
There's a new and quite convincing SCAM going around. Watch out for an email offering to include your book in some fancy BOOK CLUB.
I've now seen these from the "Toronto Public Library" and the "Paris Anglophone Book Club."
Block and ignore! And please share 💙
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“I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.”
-Michel de Montaigne
-Michel de Montaigne
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.”
-Michel de Montaigne
-Michel de Montaigne
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"Some early reviews of the book have called it “laugh out loud funny,” with one reviewer stating that they spat their drink out of their mouth at one point due to laughter."
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
Victoria-based author writes book framing Canada-US trade war as satirical fantasy
Local Victoria author Septimus Brown’s latest offering frames the ongoing US-Canada trade as a satirical fantasy quest titled We’ve Come for Your Eggs (And Other Reasons to Annex the North).
victoriabuzz.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Some early reviews of the book have called it “laugh out loud funny,” with one reviewer stating that they spat their drink out of their mouth at one point due to laughter."
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
Check out the article about my book on Victoria Buzz 🤩
victoriabuzz.com/2025/11/vict...
#booksky
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Book Broker — an interview with Rachel Beck
"I'll follow a lively, bold, and saucy voice anywhere."
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#amquerying #mswl
"I'll follow a lively, bold, and saucy voice anywhere."
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#amquerying #mswl
Book Broker – an interview with Rachel Beck
I’ll follow a lively, bold, and saucy voice anywhere.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Book Broker — an interview with Rachel Beck
"I'll follow a lively, bold, and saucy voice anywhere."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
"I'll follow a lively, bold, and saucy voice anywhere."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
Book Broker—an interview with Sera Rivers
"Give me a compelling voice, and I'm hooked!"
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#amquerying #mswl
"Give me a compelling voice, and I'm hooked!"
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#amquerying #mswl
Book Broker—an interview with Sera Rivers
An interview with lit agent Sera Rivers from Speilburg Literary. A resource for querying authors. Find out what stands out in a good submission, what warning signs suggest a manuscript isn't ready…
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Book Broker—an interview with Sera Rivers
"Give me a compelling voice, and I'm hooked!"
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
"Give me a compelling voice, and I'm hooked!"
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
The word "trivia" comes from the Latin word "trivium," which referred to the three-way intersection of roads in ancient Rome.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The word "trivia" comes from the Latin word "trivium," which referred to the three-way intersection of roads in ancient Rome.
#etymology
#etymology
The word "book" comes from the Old English word "boc," which originally meant "beech tree."
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November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The word "book" comes from the Old English word "boc," which originally meant "beech tree."
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November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"Kaleidoscope" comes from Greek "kalos" (beautiful) + "eidos" (form) + "skopos" (watcher).
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Kaleidoscope" comes from Greek "kalos" (beautiful) + "eidos" (form) + "skopos" (watcher).
#etymology
#etymology
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“The future is there... looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.”
-William Gibson
-William Gibson
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“The future is there... looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.”
-William Gibson
-William Gibson
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"He who studies old books will always find in them something new, and he who reads new books will always find in them something old."
—from The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
—from The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
a person is holding a book that says ' harry potter ' on the cover
ALT: a person is holding a book that says ' harry potter ' on the cover
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November 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
"He who studies old books will always find in them something new, and he who reads new books will always find in them something old."
—from The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
—from The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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🧐 The Surprising Power of Letting Myself Be Silly 😜
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🧐 The Surprising Power of Letting Myself Be Silly 😜
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
I did a guest post on Jennifer L. Gadd's blog about my new book: We've Come for Your Eggs.
Check it out:
jenniferlgadd.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/g...
Thanks @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social 🤩
November 4, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Book Broker — An interview with Bonnie Nadell
"Simplicity and clarity are two of the hardest things to achieve for any writer but the best books always have it."
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#amquerying #mswl
"Simplicity and clarity are two of the hardest things to achieve for any writer but the best books always have it."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
Book Broker – an interview with Bonnie Nadell
Simplicity and clarity are two of the hardest things to achieve for any writer but the best books always have it.
darlingaxe.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Book Broker — An interview with Bonnie Nadell
"Simplicity and clarity are two of the hardest things to achieve for any writer but the best books always have it."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
"Simplicity and clarity are two of the hardest things to achieve for any writer but the best books always have it."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/b...
#amquerying #mswl
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
—from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
—from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
a man in a striped shirt is smiling in a dark room with a candle in the background .
ALT: a man in a striped shirt is smiling in a dark room with a candle in the background .
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November 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
—from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
—from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hero's Journey Versus Three-Act Structure
"The hero's journey can be a bit daunting, but when we superimpose the terms of three-act-structure on it, it becomes a lot more familiar."
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#writingcommunity
"The hero's journey can be a bit daunting, but when we superimpose the terms of three-act-structure on it, it becomes a lot more familiar."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity
The Hero’s Journey Versus Three-Act Structure
The hero’s journey can be a bit daunting, but when we superimpose the terms of three-act-structure on it, it becomes a lot more familiar.
darlingaxe.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Hero's Journey Versus Three-Act Structure
"The hero's journey can be a bit daunting, but when we superimpose the terms of three-act-structure on it, it becomes a lot more familiar."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity
"The hero's journey can be a bit daunting, but when we superimpose the terms of three-act-structure on it, it becomes a lot more familiar."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/t...
#writingcommunity
Story Skeleton: The Picture of Dorian Gray
"Tragic climaxes typically end in catastrophe: the final consequence of the protagonist’s fatal flaw."
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"Tragic climaxes typically end in catastrophe: the final consequence of the protagonist’s fatal flaw."
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#writingcommunity
Story Skeleton—The Picture of Dorian Gray
A plot point summary of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. Exploring this classic's narrative structure and thematic depth. Dorian's inciting incident, his deal for eternal youth, sparks…
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October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Story Skeleton: The Picture of Dorian Gray
"Tragic climaxes typically end in catastrophe: the final consequence of the protagonist’s fatal flaw."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/d...
#writingcommunity
"Tragic climaxes typically end in catastrophe: the final consequence of the protagonist’s fatal flaw."
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/d...
#writingcommunity
“Average” comes from French avarie (“damage at sea”), from Arabic ʿawār (“defect, damaged goods”). The mathematical sense arose from dividing the shared loss among merchants—literally spreading the damage.
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#etymology
October 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Average” comes from French avarie (“damage at sea”), from Arabic ʿawār (“defect, damaged goods”). The mathematical sense arose from dividing the shared loss among merchants—literally spreading the damage.
#etymology
#etymology
"Silhouette" is named after Etienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister known for his frugality. People started calling cheap, black cutout portraits "silhouettes" as a joke.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"Silhouette" is named after Etienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister known for his frugality. People started calling cheap, black cutout portraits "silhouettes" as a joke.
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"Fiasco" comes from Italian theatre slang far fiasco—“to make a bottle,” meaning a performance that bombs.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Fiasco" comes from Italian theatre slang far fiasco—“to make a bottle,” meaning a performance that bombs.
#etymology
#etymology