9 Circles of Deadline Hell by Cindy Skaggs With apologies to Dante, here are the writer’s 9 circles of deadline hell. 1). Limbo: Thinking about writing. Not actually writing. via GIPHY 2) Lust: Mad book love. The honeymoon stage. via GIPHY 3)…
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The story of the Craigslist murder for hire intrigued me. A man advertised for someone to kill his wife. On Craigslist. And he expected to get away with it. Some crimes solve themselves, but most require actual police work. My background is military, and academic, and library, so on my…
Crayons, glue sticks, and last year’s wrapping paper Writing the chaotic dinner scene in An Untouchable Christmas, I channeled the Christmases from my childhood. Christmas was a big deal growing up, with my mother doing everything in her power—even when money was tight—to give everyone a “perfect” Christmas; occasionally going…
When I write, I like things to come full circle (like the end of Moonstruck when everyone shows up in the kitchen). So when life gives me a completed cycle, it makes me inordinately pleased. At about the time this photo was taken, I owned a 1976 Pinto. It was…