Kiss Me or Kill Me

February 6, 2012 by Linda O. Johnston in category Pets, Romance & Lots of Suspense by Linda O. Johnston, Writing tagged as Berkley Prime Crime, cozy mysteries, Linda O. Johnston, Pet Rescuer Mysteries, writing with 0 and 0

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My OCC Online Class

What else would I be blogging about today but my upcoming online class for OCC? Iâ€™m really excited about it!

Itâ€™s called Kiss Me or Kill Me: Writing Cozy Mysteries 101 for Romance Writers, and it starts on Monday, February 13.

As Iâ€™ve been saying all along, itâ€™s not only for romance writers, although I will be discussing some similarities and differences between the two genres. But the course will focus on the basics of writing cozy mysteries, from choosing a protagonist and theme, to starting your story, working in clues, and finishing in a satisfactory manner.

Iâ€™ve been writing cozy mysteries for a while now, along with also writing romances. Plus, Iâ€™ve taught classes in person and online. I hope to make this an especially fun one. Iâ€™ll include assignments and hope everyone will participate.

Itâ€™s not too late to join… so hereâ€™s the link, in case youâ€™re interested!

http://www.occrwa.org/onlineclassFeb12.html

Hope to see you there.

By the way, I also blogged about this class, and my resulting self-analysis of my own writing, in my Killer Hobbies blog post this week. Hereâ€™s its link: Killer Hobbies

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Linda O. Johnston, a former lawyer who is now a full-time writer, has published 52 books so far, including mysteries and romantic novels. More than twenty-five of them are romances for Harlequin, including Harlequin Romantic Suspense and Harlequin Nocturne. Her latest release is Colton 911: Caught in the Crossfire, for Harlequin Romantic Suspense. She has also written several mystery series including the Barkery & Biscuits Mysteries and Superstition Mysteries for Midnight Ink, and the Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter Mysteries and Pet Rescue Mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime. Nearly all Linda’s current stories involve dogs! Linda enjoys hearing from readers.

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