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Episode Synopsis
I have a trend report update for you mystery, thriller, and suspense writers. We’re also discussing your characters’ names. Julian Simpson on naming charactersTop Baby Names by Year - GiftCarmel Conundrum: A Liz Adams Mystery by Stacy Wilder - Featured AuthorPilgrim’s Way Community Bookstore & Secret Garden, Carmel-by-the-sea, California - Featured BookstoreAuthor Guide to the Mystery Thriller Suspense eBook MarketThe disabled villain: why sensitivity reading can’t kill off this ugly trope | Disability | The GuardianAgatha Christie classics latest to be rewritten for modern sensitivitiesSubmissions Update – Neil ClarkeFree Style Sheet TemplatesFree Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks:“More Jam Please” by Raighes Factory"Funky Break" by Tom Goldstein"Don't Wanna" by Humans Win"2020 Blues (The World Is Ending)" by The Turquoise Moon
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