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Books Make Great Gifts

By Croak and Dagger Posted on June 5, 2017 Posted in J.L. Greger
Books Make Great Gifts
J.L. Greger & Bug

by J. L. Greger Now for a really big mystery – what will you buy as gifts for relatives and friends this year? There are so many holidays – Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, …

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Everything Old Is New Again

By Croak and Dagger Posted on September 5, 2016 Posted in Linda Triegel
Everything Old Is New Again

by Linda Triegel Once upon a time, not that long ago, all books were printed on paper. Then came the Internet, quickly followed by “e-books”, or books not printed at all but readable electronically. At first, these were not considered …

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Love is All You Need

By Croak and Dagger Posted on July 21, 2014 Posted in Linda Triegel
Love is All You Need

Croak & Dagger member Linda Triegel has a short story in e-anthology Love is All You Need available now on Amazon, scheduled to be published in book form August 4th. Linda’s story “Working It Out” is one of ten short romance stories that …

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Grande Dames and Great Detectives

By Croak and Dagger Posted on August 3, 2013 Posted in Linda Triegel
Grande Dames and Great Detectives

by Linda Triegel Most writers grow fond of the characters they create, but there must be a special relationship between writers and series characters that, with skill on the writer’s part and staying power on the character’s, appear to change …

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Author Interview: Patricia Smith Wood

By Croak and Dagger Posted on May 26, 2013 Posted in Author Interview, Patricia Smith Wood
Author Interview: Patricia Smith Wood

As a child Pat entertained herself and others making up stories and putting on plays. Law enforcement is in her DNA: her father served as a police officer and completed a distinguished career with the FBI. She became an FBI …

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The Writers Block: Figures of Speech

By Croak and Dagger Posted on April 20, 2013 Posted in Linda Triegel, The Writer's Block

A column on craft by Linda Triegel Figures of speech, or figurative language, are the sound effects added to writing to make it richer and more colorful.  The most common figures of speech are: SIMILE A comparison of two different …

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Mothers of Sisters: Josephine Tey

By Croak and Dagger Posted on February 21, 2013 Posted in Linda Triegel
Mothers of Sisters: Josephine Tey

by Linda Triegel Elizabeth MacKintosh, who wrote mystery novels under the name Josephine Tey, was an intensely private person. Little is known of her life, but her fans are more than satisfied with reading her eight classic short mysteries over …

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What Are Women in Science Like?

By Croak and Dagger Posted on November 28, 2012 Posted in J.L. Greger
What Are Women in Science Like?
J.L. Greger & Bug

by J.L. Greger Scientists are required to submit a full disclosure of their biases when they submit a manuscript for review. Their disclosures are brief because editors charge researchers (or at least the agencies supporting the research) page charges. Here’s …

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Author Interview: Elizabeth Galligan

By Croak and Dagger Posted on October 16, 2012 Posted in Author Interview, Elizabeth Ann Galligan
Author Interview: Elizabeth Galligan

Author, poet and educator, Albuquerque resident Elizabeth Ann Galligan, Ph.D., holds degrees in anthropology, Latin American Studies, and Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Teacher Education. As illustrated in her debut novel, Secrets of the Plumed Saint: A Tale of Intrigue from …

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Author Interview: Robert Kresge

By Croak and Dagger Posted on October 5, 2012 Posted in Author Interview, Robert Kresge
Author Interview: Robert Kresge
Robert Kresge

Robert Kresge writes the Warbonnet historical mystery series set in 1870s Wyoming: Murder for Greenhorns, Painted Women, Death’s Icy Hand. Rob has also written a Civil War spy novel based on real events, and modern-day short stories for a mystery …

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