February 27th, 2013
What is Your Favorite Part of Writing a Story?
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If you’re a writer, what’s your favorite part of writing a story--and how do you make an element your favorite?
How about character?
I always like to focus when I’m starting a new book on determining who my protagonists are going to be.
July 20th, 2012
Cozy Romance v. Romance Romance!
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We're happy to welcome back multi-published author Linda O. Johnston to Writers in the Storm today. For those of you who won't be able to see her at conference, she's bringing conference to you in this post.
by Linda O. Johnston
Like many of you, I’ll be attending the RWA National Conference next week.
December 19th, 2011
What Make A Cozy Mystery "Cozy?"
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by Linda O. Johnston
I’m delighted to be back for another guest blog on Writers in the Storm. Once again, I’m blogging about cozy mysteries.
Do you know what makes a cozy mystery "cozy?"
Well, they all star amateur sleuths, for one thing. … Read the post
September 9th, 2011
The Plot Thickens
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Mystery Maven, Linda O. Johnston is back! We've gotten lots of mysterious questions lately, particularly about writing "process," and Linda O has some answers about plot.
My guest blog posts here on Writers in the Storm will largely be descriptive of how I write, focusing on mysteries. … Read the post
August 19th, 2011
Mysteries and Me by Linda O. Johnston
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Welcome to another installment of Sensational Summer Fridays, here at WITS with Linda O. Johnston!
I write both mysteries and romances. My mysteries contain romantic elements, and my romances contain suspense or mystery.
Why? Because I love them both!
But there are, of course, other elements in mysteries besides relationships, or they wouldn’t be mysteries. … Read the post
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