By Allison Brennan I wanted to make sure you all knew about ways to get my books free books Every month I run a contest through my website. Sign up for my newsletter using this form and you’ll be entered! This month I’m…

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By Allison Brennan Please welcome debut YA Thriller author Amanda Panitch to Murder She Writes! For my tenth birthday, one of my friends gave me a diary. It latched shut with a flimsy metal key, which meant it wasn’t open like the notebooks…

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By Allison Brennan Yes, it’s been six months since I’ve blogged. There have been a lot of reasons … and I’ve thought about shutting down the blog completely. But then I realized, I have a whole bunch of material I can post from…

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By Allison Brennan Last month, Nora Roberts posted a blog entitled “Bite Me” where she took issue with two things and spoke her mind. I agree with every word she said. I posted the link on my Facebook page because I felt it…

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By Allison Brennan Ten years ago today was my last day working for the California State Legislature. Make no mistake, I used to love my job in the Legislature. I went in as a 22 year old idealist thinking I could affect change.…

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By Allison Brennan On one of the writer’s loops I participate in, a loop with both published and aspiring writers, a conversation started about the pros and cons of writing not only fast, but releasing four or more books a year. Now, the…

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By Allison Brennan I know the mass market paperback world very well. I’ve had 22 mass market originals released … not including novellas in anthologies. I write the book, I revise the book, it goes through an editor, a copy editor, and a…

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By Allison Brennan Researching a Suspense Novel I’ve never worked for the FBI. Never participated in a multi-agency investigation of a series of child abductions that happened over almost two decades. Never interviewed suspects, been threatened by suspects, or been tackled by a…

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By Allison Brennan Allison here: I’m thrilled to have romantic thriller author Elizabeth Heiter here at Murder She Writes! She has her second book coming out later this month. I love the way her publisher has branded her series. I loved the first…

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By Allison Brennan I have so many things to blog about … but no time to blog! Daughter finished up Winter Ball softball, now in soccer … son finished up football, now in basketball … I lost my extra drivers to college ……

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