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MWA-Northwest Chapter presents its Fall Miniconference

MWA-Northwest is thrilled to present five distinguished speakers, serving both local and distant tribal nations, to discuss the impact of jurisdictional issues between the tribes and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Sign up on EVENTBRITE for this...

Writer Spotlight Wednesday: Dana Haynes

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The Northwest Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce our new column, Writer Spotlight Wednesday! We’re kicking things off with the one and only Dana Haynes. Tell us about your new book! SIROCCO is the second book in the “St. Nicholas...

As It Turns Out, You Do Know Jack

Blog, Craft

For years, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Lee Child’s novels about Jack Reacher. I love the way the Reacher stories thrum with pleasurable uncertainty while I roll my eyes as Reacher’s over-the-top, alpha-male infallibility. For me, the latter annoyance begins...

Critique Groups in the Zoom Era

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Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, my long-running Portland-based critique group is soldiering on, using the now ubiquitous Zoom videoconferencing service. With many people adapting to Zoom (or Skype, Google Hangouts, etc.), now might be a good time for geographically...