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THE CROOKED MEDIUM's GUIDE TO MURDER - spooky, sapphic, Victorian - sequel coming.
Our Child of the Stars/Our Child of Two Worlds.
https://stephencox.co.uk/books/upcoming/
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From @joannechocolat
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 409:
"Show, don't tell" is misleading advice. Both are important in a story.
But don't tell readers those things that they can already see for themselves; or show them what they can find out by following the characters.
I'd never heard of the book Careless People until I found out Meta had silenced the author and now I've gone and bought a copy. If you hadn't heard of this book until Meta tried to silence the author and can afford it maybe you should buy a copy as well.
#PennedPossibilities 1033 — Would you or have ever considered writing a MC with mental illness?
In Our Child of The Stars Molly suffers depression and alcholism after a miscarriage.
In Our Child of Two Worlds, my editor asked why she was behaving oddly.
'Post natal depression' I said. 'That makes perfect sense" she said.
How do I approach it? Sympathetically, and as factually accurate as I can manage. Part of that is not making it her whole personality.
#writing #books #amwriting #SFF
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The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder
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Read "The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder A Spooky Victorian Mystery" by Stephen Cox available from Rakuten Kobo. London 1881. Can two crooked women stop a murder? Extravagant medium Mrs Ashton and her lover, blunt working-class Mrs B...
#WritersCoffeeClub June 2. What do you hope sticks with a reader long after?
I hope they are amused, were gripped by the plot. believed in the characters, and that my stuff is worth reading. And that they were uplifted, not by cheap hogwash but by people trying to be decent and thinks not going to hell as a result.
Fascinating from David Allen Green on Marilyn Monroe (not his usual zone of commentary) - on her relationship with Ella Fitzgerald and her victory over Twentieth Century Fox.
https://open.substack.com/pub/emptycity/p/marilyn-monroe-the-hollywood-studio?r=4422q&utm_medium=ios
The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder
10 copies sold on Kobo in 24 hours. Obviously there's an advantage to not being Amazon exclusive.
https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-crooked-medium-s-guide-to-murder
#kobo #indieauthor #BozoBesos #spookybooks #victorian #murder #mystery
Read "The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder A Spooky Victorian Mystery" by Stephen Cox available from Rakuten Kobo. London 1881. Can two crooked women stop a murder? Extravagant medium Mrs Ashton and her lover, blunt working-class Mrs B...
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