by Debbi Mack | May 17, 2017 | General
You know, when you come down to it, most of us tell stories in one way or another. Some of us do it verbally, while others like to write them down. Telling stories comes naturally to most of us. But not all of us are equally skilled at how we tell them. This is where...
by Debbi Mack | May 12, 2017 | General
This week, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes view of my life as a writer. I’ve made a video about how I plot stories. As I explain in the video, some of us are “pantsers” and some of us are “plotters”. I tend to fall in the latter...
by Debbi Mack | Jul 27, 2015 | General
So, on Saturday, I got up as usual and sat at my computer. My husband had gone out to visit his mom in the … place where she lives. But I had awesome things to do, so I decided I take a drive and do them. It had been such a long time since I’d last driven my car. And...
by Debbi Mack | Jun 24, 2015 | General
So, along with writing mysteries (hopefully, great mystery books, along with a new thriller), screenplays, a webisode, blog posts, a short story, and making videos (some of which are documentaries or documentary-like, at any rate), I’ve been thinking about putting out...
by Debbi Mack | Apr 22, 2015 | General
One of the worst questions writers hear is “Where do you get your ideas?” For my own part, I can’t seem to stop getting them. It’s as if my mind is flooded with thoughts I simply must express. The idea part isn’t hard. The hard part is creating the story. Unlike life,...
