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DESCENT shortlisted for the 2014 Crime Writers of Canada Unhanged Arthur award. BLAZE shortlisted for the 2014 Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger. Short Story "When a Friendship Fails" won the 2014 Capital Crime Writers' best short story.

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	Descent (A Stone Mountain Mystery #1) 4.01 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets to Writing a Series: The Creative Series Writing Method by K. Stanley (Goodreads Author), L. Cooke (Co-Author) 4.82 avg rating — 65 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets To Editing Success by K. Stanley (Goodreads Author) (Co-Author), L. Cooke (Co-Author) 4.60 avg rating — 40 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets to Writing a Romance: Write Novels that Sell Book #5 by K. Stanley (Goodreads Author), L. O'Donnell (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets to Outlining A Novel: The Creative Story Outlining Method by K. Stanley (Goodreads Author) (Co-Author), L. Cooke (Co-Author) 4.71 avg rating — 24 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets to Writing a Fantasy: Write Novels That Sell, #4 by K. Stanley (Goodreads Author), L. Cooke 4.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blaze (A Stone Mountain Mystery Book 2) 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets to Writing a Mystery: Write Novels That Sell, #6 by K. Stanley (Goodreads Author), L. Taylor 4.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Look the Other Way 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The 3rd Secret to a Bestselling Fantasy: The external plot skeleton synopsis

What is an external plot skeleton synopsis, and how do you build one for a fantasy novel?

An external plot skeleton synopsis is a high-level roadmap that captures the single most important action across your story arc’s five key structural scenes. Instead of getting bogged down in scene-by-scene detail, it condenses your narrative spine into five one-line main events.

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Death by Blue Water hooked me from the very first page. The author brings the Florida Keys to life with an atmospheric tension so thick you can practically taste the salt water, and I actually found myself holding my breath during Hayden’s intense 90 ...more
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