Kindle Unlimited

By Jill-Ayn, on August 23rd, 2014

Hello Fellow Readers and Writers–

First of all, let me say that I’m finishing the first draft of Make-One Missing, the eighth book in the Two Old Biddies Mini-Mystery Series. That’s the good news.

Now let me address Amazon’s newest program, Kindle Unlimited. As an author, I’m not a fan of this. It has its . . . → Read More: Kindle Unlimited

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Writing Hard, Hardly Working

By Jill-Ayn, on August 12th, 2014

Hello Fellow Readers and Writers–

I’m writing hard and fast to finish the first draft of Make-One Missing–the 8th in my Two Old Biddies Mini-Mysteries. (Make-one, for those of you who don’t knit, is a term that means to pick up and knit the bar between two stitches, thus adding a stitch to your row.)

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How to Write a Mystery Without Plotting It to Death

By Jill-Ayn, on July 13th, 2014

Hi Fellow Readers and Writers–

Well, it’s finally here. How To Write a Mystery Without Plotting It to Death is a nonfiction book for writers who are tired of trying to plot out their entire book before they begin writing. It gives the writer some pre-writing things to think about, without the drudgery of plodding . . . → Read More: How to Write a Mystery Without Plotting It to Death

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A Hard-Working Writer Writes Every Day

By Jill-Ayn, on July 3rd, 2014

Hello Fellow Readers and Writers–

Well, I’ve been hard at work on my nonfiction book How To Write a Mystery Without Plotting It to Death. Happily, I’m through the major editing process, and only have the final line-edit to go. Then it’s back to the Two Old Biddies Mini-Mysteries. (The gals in my knit group . . . → Read More: A Hard-Working Writer Writes Every Day

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Using Mind Mapping to Write Fiction or Nonfiction

By Jill-Ayn, on June 8th, 2014

Hello Fellow Readers and Writers–

Well, I’m beginning a new book today. It’s nonfiction, this time– How to Write a Mystery Without Plotting It to Death. It will be all about what you do before to actually start writing your mystery novel. It goes through the process I use to write my books.

I’ve mind . . . → Read More: Using Mind Mapping to Write Fiction or Nonfiction

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