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Saturday, February 25, 2023

Ladies of Mystery: Those Pesky Revisions by Susan Oleksiw

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Ladies of Mystery: Writing and Rewriting by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 9:34 AM No comments:

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Ladies of Mystery: Foreshadowing by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 5:41 PM No comments:

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Ladies of Mystery: Discovering the Story by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 4:44 PM No comments:

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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Ladies of Mystery: Managing the Timeline by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 9:26 AM No comments:

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Ladies of Mystery: Guest Author – Jacqueline Seewald

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 11:54 AM No comments:

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Saturday, September 26, 2020

Ladies of Mystery: Tactile Pleasure of Mystery Writing by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 2:53 PM No comments:

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Saturday, August 22, 2020

Ladies of Mystery: From First to Third by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 10:20 AM No comments:

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Saturday, June 27, 2020

Ladies of Mystery: Writer’s Block or Writer’s Rest by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 10:03 AM No comments:

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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Ladies of Mystery: The Question of the Victim by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 8:36 AM No comments:

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Ladies of Mystery: Setting and Its Limitations by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 9:40 AM No comments:

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

Ladies of Mystery: Changing over Time by Susan Oleksiw

Posted by Kevin R. Tipple at 8:21 AM No comments:

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