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Working from home and other ways COVID-19 has not changed my life by Leslie Dow, Ph.D.

I’ve been operating under a de-facto stay at home order since about 2007. OK maybe not strictly but pretty darn close. These important orders require that you only leave your home to work, buy groceries or other essential tasks. All of us who normally work from home have been dealing with this for years. As …

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How to Cope and Focus on our Writing During These Covid-19 Times by Irene Roth

These are trying and some of the most difficult times that most of us have had to endure in our lives. For most of us, this is the first time that most nonessential businesses and restaurants are closed. The nightly news keeps painting a bleaker picture by the day on how serious the situation is. …

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Use Mottos For Maximum Impact by Stephanie Spann

What’s a sure-fire way to stir up your character’s faith, rekindle their confidence and will have readers holding their breath even after a scene has finished? Push-ups! Okay, yeah, I heard a collective groan. Let’s table that idea for a moment. The second best way to do all of the above? Give your characters a …

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The Scary Truth By Becky Martinez

As a romantic suspense and mystery author, writers and readers are always asking me how do I make my stories scary or fill them with mystery and suspense. Unfortunately, the answer is there is no secret formula. However, fortunately, there are a multitude of ways to put the characters in our stories on edge or …