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Debra Gaskill

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Debra Gaskill is the former managing editor of the Washington Court House (Ohio) Record Herald, which earned two Associated Press General Excellence awards during her tenure. She was an award-winning journalist for 20 years, writing for a number of Ohio newspapers covering the cops and courts beat, and the Associated Press, covering any stories thrown her way.

Gaskill brings her knowledge of newspapers to her Jubilant Falls series. The mysteries 'Barn Burner' (2009), 'The Major's Wife' (2010), 'Lethal Little Lies' (2013), 'Murder on the Lunatic Fringe' (2014) and 'Death of A High Maintenance Blonde' (2014) all center around crimes committed in the fictional small town Jubilant Falls, Ohio, and often center around the damage family secrets ca
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Debra Gaskill As a journalist, I had no options for writer's block. How many times was your paper's front page empty because somebody didn't get a story finished du…moreAs a journalist, I had no options for writer's block. How many times was your paper's front page empty because somebody didn't get a story finished due to writer's block? NEVER! If it isn't working, I just keep pushing, keep writing, keep revising until changing it only changes it and doesn't improve it.(less)
Debra Gaskill My writing is an obsession, something I never had a choice in. I never wanted to be anything else.
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Lethal Little Lies

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Call Fitz

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Barn Burner

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Murder on the Lunatic Fringe

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Holy Fitz

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Death of A High Maintenance...

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Death Comes to Jubilant Fal...

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My Mother's Ashes

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The beginnings of my yarn studio at 105 N. Center St., Springfield, Ohio

The beginnings of my yarn studio at 105 N. Center St., Springfield, Ohio


If you’ve been around me for more than a couple years, you know there is one thing I love more than writing—and that is working with fiber.


I’ve even managed to combine my two loves in the title of this blog, A Weaver of Tales, A Spinner of Yarns, at debragaskill.wordpress.com


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“After Rowan was drafted by the NFL?”
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“Your advice that attorney-client conversations are not recorded was wrong.”
Debra Gaskill, Lethal Little Lies

“Rick told me all this stuff in the jailhouse conference room in the presence of his attorney. The entire conversation was recorded and he came down on me pretty hard.”
Debra Gaskill, Lethal Little Lies

“The first draft is your “vomit onto the keyboard” draft, wherein your task is to simply keep moving and outrun your doubts.”
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“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse and repeat.”
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“Success comes from hard work and the accumulation of small numbers.”
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“Understand That Bad Reviews Are a Sign That You're Relevant The only way you could never get any negative reviews would be if you were so incredibly irrelevant that no one thought you were worth talking or thinking about.”
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“The reward of being able to tell stories every day is worth the effort required to make it happen, no matter how long it takes.”
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