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Nichelle Seely
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No LLM content. Writer of mystery/suspense/fantasy/superheros, reader of all the things, book coach and developmental editor. All people deserve love and respect, and their stories do too.
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This week only, I’m offering a Special Strategy Session for mystery/suspense writers!

Give yourself the gift of professional feedback! Check out the details here: plotandpen.com/black-friday/
Black Friday Mini BluePrint - Limited Offer
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November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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I'm a guest on J.H. Jones' blog today, writing about how to bring a skeptical reader into the world of the paranormal. Check it out and leave a comment!

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Engineering the Paranormal - Guest Post!
Can the feedback of a writing group buddy enhance a character? Nichelle Seeley, author of A Vision of Violence, talks about how feedback made for a more exciting character.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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There’s something so satisfying about digging into a big ass book like The Count of Monte Cristo! Three pounds and 1462 pages will last me quite a while. I hope I don't drop it on my foot. #AmReadingClassics #Books
A hand holding a big hardcover edition of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. A big picture of Dumas is on the cover, a heavyset mixed-race man with bushy curly hair and a mustache, dressed in a coat and waistcoat over a white shirt and black necktie with a watch chain across his belly.
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Night Sky on Mars

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August 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Ready for your next suspenseful read?
Image: Backdrop is a restless ocean, with a transparent blue overlay that blurs the waves. Superimposed on the image are the three versions of my novel, A Vision of Violence. A paperback, an ereader, and a phone all display the cover, which features the silhouette of a woman standing next to the skeleton of an old shipwreck with the ocean in the background.
August 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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A coach can help pull all those loose threads into shape!
Image: open books, pencils, wadded up pieces of paper, scattered sticky notes, and a blank sheet of paper in the middle. Text: Are you struggling to revise your messy first draft? Is your novel a hot mess of dangling plot threads? Have you read your story so many times you don't know what it's about any more? A coach can help!
August 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Be proud of yourselves, writers!
Image: Scrabble tiles spelling out CRAFT YOUR WORDS. Text: Every artist must master their tools and learn their craft. As writers, our primary tool is language. With this, we build worlds. We stir emotions. We distract from present pain, or we enable someone to feel the pain of another. We inspire the mind. We engage the heart. We paint with all the colors of the imagination, and we do it all in black and white. -- Nichelle Seely, author and book coach
August 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Reading is my drug of choice! All the genres, all the authors, all the books. What are you reading now?

#Books #Reading #BookSky #BookShelf
A glimpse of three bookcases, double-stacked and totally stuffed with crime fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Text: And I go la la la la la la I've got the books! (I've got the books!) I've got the books (I've got the books) la la la la la la I'VE GOT THE BOOKS! footnote: sung to the tune of "She's Got the Look" (preferably in the shower because we don't want to scare the children).
August 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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No matter how sophisticated the program, an LLM isn't alive. It cannot replace the insight of an actual human. Your story deserves the attention of a real person who is as passionate about your work as you are. Go to plotandpen.com to learn how I can help you write the book you are dreaming off!
An image of cascading code and colored pixels in shades of blue. Overlaid on the cascade is the ghostly image of a face, also in shades of blue.
August 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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The basil oasis is going strong! Just about ready for a caprese salad.
eight or so basil plants growing in a plastic container. They are lush and green and smell fantastic.
August 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Today I'm writing about a topic that I'm passionate about: the author voice. open.substack.com/pub/plotandp...
In Defense of Human Voices
Author voice is one of the most nebulous concepts in writing.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I'm helping a client with a developmental edit. There’s work to do (there’s always work to do!), but the prose is good, the pacing is solid, and the characters are finely drawn. I see no reason why this novel shouldn’t find its place in the world.
Text: Today, I'm working on a developmental edit for a romantic suspense novel. Image: a typewritten manuscript page with a red pen lying across the page and various handwritten edits correcting the text.
August 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Last day to get A Memory of Murder ebook at 50% off!
A sales graphic with the cover of A Memory of Murder, which shows the silhouette of a woman standing by the Columbia River at sunset, looking at a building in the distance (the Cannery Pier Hotel) which is constructed on a pier that juts out into the water. In the foreground is a beach studded with wooden pilings. Overhead, the trusswork of a bridge can be seen.
August 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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As part of the Kobo August Weekend 2025 Sale, the first book in my Audrey Lake Investigations series, A Memory of Murder, is priced at $2.99 for the next five days. If you're looking for a dose of psychic noir, the purchase link is here: books2read.com/u/bw95jY
Available now at your favorite digital store!
A Memory of Murder by Nichelle Seely
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July 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Now is the time...
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Now is the Time
Have you ever yearned to live a creative life? I implore you, do it now.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Check out this post on Karen Doctor's Killer Book Bench blog, featuring my new novel, A Vision of Violence! She features new crime and suspense novels every week, and today she picked me! www.karendocter.com/karens-kille...
Karen’s Killer Book Bench #Psychic #Mystery: A VISION OF VIOLENCE, Audrey Lake Investigations Book 2 by Nichelle Seely
KAREN’S KILLER BOOK BENCH: Welcome to Karen’s Killer Book Bench, where readers can discover talented new authors and take a peek inside their wonderful books. This is not an age-filtere…
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July 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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By book is featured by Colorado Sisters in Crime! sistersincrimecolorado.org/2025/07/04/a...
A Vision of Violence by SinC Colorado Member Nichelle Seely
Congratulations to Sisters in Crime Colorado member Nichelle Seely, who just launched the second installment in her Audrey Lake Investigations series, A Vision of Violence! This edgy, suspenseful p…
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July 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Ready for your next suspenseful read? My new book is available in ebook and paperback. Private investigator Audrey Lake is now working for the public defenders' office, struggling to solve two seemingly unrelated cases. Who is guilty, and who is taking the fall? books2read.com/u/4NJLlG
Book cover showing the silhouette of a woman standing on the beach at sunset in front of the skeleton of an old shipwreck. Title: A Vision of Violence. Author: Nichelle Seely. Series: Audrey Lake Investigations.
July 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Here's a great idea as the Christmas buying begins.
November 27, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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File under "true things I couldn't put in a book because no one would believe it." www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
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November 27, 2024 at 7:27 PM