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Musery, or Conversations With A Goddess

Posted on January 10, 2019

by Janis Patterson On one of my writers’ loops the other day a bunch of us were lamenting the fact that we all couldn’t just write and leave the business side of publishing to someone else. These days however you … Continue reading →

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Ooooh, Shiny!

Posted on December 13, 2018

by Janis Patterson I’ll admit it. I have a short attention span. I’m all too ready to be distracted by something new and different. Which, incidentally, is why I don’t particularly like series – either writing or reading. I want … Continue reading →

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Setting Chaos Right

Posted on November 8, 2018

by Janis Patterson Admittedly, there is something strange about those who spend a great deal of their time in thinking up ways to do away with another of their fellow beings. Someone once wrote that a person who repeatedly tries … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Writer? Nature or Nurture?

Posted on October 11, 2018

by Janis Patterson What makes a writer? Is it genetic? Or the way we are raised? Or something we choose that we feel we must follow? Or all of the above? To begin with let me say I am the … Continue reading →

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The ‘M’ Word – Motivation

Posted on September 13, 2018

by Janis Patterson Last month on the Make Mine Mystery blog I wrote about the plethora of book ideas that always seem to overcome and sometimes swamp me. ( https://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/an-embarrassment-of-riches.html ) This resonated with a lot of my writer friends … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again!

Posted on August 9, 2018

by Janis Patterson It never ends. Writers are the sitting ducks of the universe, and it seems that someone is always trying to figure out a way to profit off our work without fairly compensating us for it. Back when … Continue reading →

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The Research Monster – or – Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on July 12, 2018

by Janis Susan May/Janis Patterson Hello, my name is Janis Susan and I am a research geek. I have always believed that historical accuracy in our fiction is of paramount importance – equal to that of a good story, in … Continue reading →

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