Piper Bayard | Writers In The Storm

To AI, or Not to AI? More Questions than Answers

Guest Blogger — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:19:00 +0000

Some writers have embraced AI’s capabilities to hone their manuscripts, while others shun the programs. Piper Bayard discusses the pros and cons.

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Marketing, I Didn’t Hate You Enough – One Author’s Journey

Guest Blogger — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:52:00 +0000

One author's journey into hiring "the marketing pros" to do the bulk of author marketing. Here are her takeaways, both the good and the truly terrible.

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More Home Defense Techniques for Any Characters

Guest Blogger — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:12:00 +0000

There is no fool-proof way for characters to stay safe. However, situational awareness and simple safety precautions eliminate ninety percent of random crimes.

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5 Home Defense Techniques for Any Character

Guest Blogger — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:21:00 +0000

Today, my military and intelligence veteran writing partner and I are showing ways characters can protect themselves in their homes against impending threats.

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What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Coups, Part I

Guest Blogger — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:12:00 +0000

When writing a fictional coup, Piper Bayard can help, whether you write about a regime change in a kingdom, an interstellar empire, or a local PTA.

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Writing About Recruitment for the Intelligence Community

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Before characters in the Intelligence Community can save the world, they have to be recruited. Piper Bayard of Bayard & Holmes reveals how it works in reality.

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Parking Lot Crime: Writing About Burglaries and Robberies

Guest Blogger — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 09:42:00 +0000

Significant crime happens in parking lots, particularly burglaries and robberies. Here's how authors can understand crime and write it believably.

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Writing Believable Driveway Crime: Carjacking & Kidnapping

Guest Blogger — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:41:00 +0000

Knowledge of crime is essential for those of us who write espionage or crime novels. Piper Bayard shares the criminal's approach to carjacking and kidnapping.

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Writing Spies: Who and What is Listening, and Why?

Guest Blogger — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:40:00 +0000

Piper Bayard of Bayard & Holmes tackles international espionage and everyday listening techniques used by spies, plus the top 3 ways all of us get spied upon.

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