Let’s Get Writing! As writers, we all know that the opening line is important. In short stories, it’s the hook. In most novels, it’s both…
Retiring, But Not Shy About Answering Our Questions! Chief Brian Seastone of the University of Arizona Police Department is retiring in August from his 41 year…
Late one night, a man walked out of Tez Haag’s closet. She grabbed a butcher knife. There was a long, tense standoff. The man fled. …
Scamming in the Time of Pandemic: Special Guest Speaker Matthew Schwartz Have you received a phone call promising quick access to the Covid vaccine? …
AMW Member and author Jeanne Burrows-Johnson was recently interviewed by the folks at Manybooks.net about her new mystery: Murders of Conveyance. See it HERE. Great…
AMW member Hunseng Chao, writing as H.S. Thompson, has just released her new mystery: Project A: In 2060 Los Angeles, a bomb kills Detective Gabriel Furst’s…
Nov., 2020 AMW Meeting Saturday, November 14th, 10am MST Get Cozy! For our November meeting, we are lucky to have author Debra H. Goldstein, Judge,…
How to Stay Motivated Some AMW members report they have trouble focusing on their writing these days. Is that you? We have tons of good…
We all know plenty of pitfalls hide between the start and finish of a story. Everyone has rules to avoid them when writing. Here is…
The first line of your story is your handshake elbow-bump to the reader. How can you make it great? At this month’s meeting of the…