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Jessica Branson

Posted on January 27, 2023January 26, 2023 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

A lot of people ask me who the main character of the Holland Bay series is. It is, of course,… Read more Jessica Branson

The Early Days

Posted on October 17, 2022October 16, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

Once upon a time, I wrote for the helluvit. Writing was my happy place. I’d rather knuckle down on a… Read more The Early Days

When?

Posted on September 29, 2022September 28, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

A friend of mine is on a 1970s binge as he tries to finish a novel. It could be nostalgia.… Read more When?

Point of View

Posted on September 22, 2022September 21, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

I attempted to write a second follow-up to Holland Bay this summer. It reached sixty thousand words when I realized… Read more Point of View

NaNoWriMo

Posted on September 2, 2022September 1, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

National Novel Writing Month. Write a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. Whoever thought this up knew how to… Read more NaNoWriMo

The PI And The Pandemic

Posted on May 2, 2022May 1, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

Recently, on Sleuthsayers, I wrote about the PI and how the archetype might work in the present day. Gone is… Read more The PI And The Pandemic

Writing the Next One

Posted on February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

Holland Bay has only been out a couple of months, and yet the question always turns to “When’s the next… Read more Writing the Next One

Where Did Monticello Come From?

Posted on January 12, 2022January 11, 2022 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

Holland Bay did not start out as Holland Bay. It came together from several aborted projects: A pre-9/11 thriller where terrorists… Read more Where Did Monticello Come From?

You Took How Long?

Posted on December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

There’s that old clip (several, actually) from Family Guy where Stewie makes fun of Brian for working on that novel… Read more You Took How Long?

World Building – It’s Not Just For SciFi

Posted on May 24, 2021May 21, 2021 by jimwinterbooks_ol7tub

The other day, I listened to the Writer’s Journey podcast with guest J. Diane Dotson. The topic was worldbuilding. Diane… Read more World Building – It’s Not Just For SciFi

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