writing inspiration

I is for ideas

One of my favorite mystery authors since college is Sue Grafton. Her alphabet series (from A Is for Alibi to W Is for Wasted, so far) features a strong female protagonist named Kinsey Millhone working as a private investigator in Santa Teresa, a stand-in for Santa Barbara. Grafton weaves lots of personal history about Kinsey into her stories, […]

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writing inspiration

The oddest job

What is the oddest job you’ve ever held? Let me know in the comments. Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it’s always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins. –Neil Gaiman

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