by Debbi Mack | Aug 5, 2016 | General
You know how people in certain professions can’t stand watching certain shows, because the details are all wrong? I go through this all the time with legal fiction on TV shows. But you know what really gets me? When authors write about legal details in fiction...
by Debbi Mack | Apr 22, 2016 | General
One of the things I like most about being a fiction writer is the research I get to do. The old saw about writing what you know isn’t the best advice really. If that were the case, I’d have to know a hell of a lot more than I do. As a fiction writer,...
by Debbi Mack | Jan 15, 2016 | General
To be honest, I don’t intend to get into the gory details about how to write legal fiction properly. I picked the headline, because when it comes to legal novels (and other stories), so often authors get the details all wrong. Everyone I know who writes novels tends...
by Debbi Mack | Sep 18, 2015 | General
Yesterday, I had the most awesome experience ever. I got to spend an afternoon at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. I took the photo above, which you’ll notice is at a slight angle. The guard inside had informed me that I could take photos, as...
