Introducing “Writing Lite” by Libby Hellmann

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Hi, all. Some of you know I teach a number of workshops devoted to the craft of fiction writing, especially crime fiction. For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of producing short videos about craft, and I decided to go ahead with them. I’m calling the series “Writing Lite” because none of … Read more

No Ordinary Book Club Repost

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Probably the most unusual—and moving—experiences I’ve had as an author was visiting a book club in a women’s prison to talk about my 3rd (and darkest)  Ellie Foreman novel, AN IMAGE OF DEATH. I’ve recounted that day in a blog post which Anthony Wessell at Digital Book Today has decided to repost over there. Click … Read more

Spring Steal of a Deal

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Georgia Davis Boxed Set Thrillers

Hi, all. Just wanted to let you know that The Georgia Davis Boxed Set, which includes my 3 thrillers EASY INNOCENCE, DOUBLEBACK, and TOXICITY is just $2.99 all week until April 6. For all three. A steep discount from the normal $9.99 price. So please, take advantage!! You can find them here.

Last Boomer Lit for a While

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  Here’s another excerpt from Set The Night on Fire, an example of Boomer Lit. In it, two characters, Rain and Dar, are seeing each for the first time since the late Sixties. They’re talking about another person they lived with back then. Remember, this is a thriller. Rain opened her eyes. “You need to … Read more

The Gold Coast Madam

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Hi, all. I am delighted to have the authors and publisher of a new book called THE GOLD COAST MADAM: The Secret Life Of Rose Laws over here today. For those of you not in Chicago, the Gold Coast, nestled just on the edge of Lake Michigan, is probably the most affluent neighborhood in the city. This … Read more

Once Again, Friday Boomer Lit

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  Instead of an excerpt this week, I thought I’d show you some images from the late Sixties. The footage in the video trailer was shot at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 by Chicago filmmaker and artist Tom Palazzolo, who kindly let me use it. The passion and the intensity on all sides is … Read more

New Season, New Website, New SEO footprint

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A new website build by PML MediaSpring brings renewed growth, green shoots, flowers… and websites.

I have just updated, redesigned and SEO-ized mine. In fact, you’re reading this blogpost on the new site, now that they’re inextricably linked.  Btw, if anyone was using my RSS feed, the new one is:

https://libbyhellmann.com/feed/

The folks at PML Media taught me that, in essence, I didn’t know a thing about social media. In fact, they were amazed I had accomplished anything at all via social media.

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Sample Some Excellent Thrillers…

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Mysteries, Thrills and Spills

Mysteries, Thrills and SpillsLooking for some great reads? Look no further. Some of my author pals and I have put together a Sampler of our favorite thrillers. And it’s absolutely free. And it’s available both as a Mobi file and an E-pub. (Right-click or control-click on those links to download the file to your hard drive.) Included are:

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A First: Dedicated to Bridget Zinn and POISON

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Dedicated to Bridget Zinn and POISONHi, all. I’m participating in a blog tour for a young woman who tragically passed away from cancer before her first book was published. The novel is POISON, and it launched March 12. I did not know Brigitte, but I think it’s important to honor and celebrate her first novel, since she isn’t here to do it herself. I’m joining over 100 other people in this effort, btw, and we’ve been asked to write about an important “first” for us – whatever it may be.

So… just for grins, I thought I’d tell you about my first agent.

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