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Kristin Wolden Nitz

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Children's, Fantasy, Mystery

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I am a chronic tourist, armchair and otherwise, from Connecticut to Washington State, from Italy to Malaysia, from Attolia to Middle Earth.
Give me caves and castles, tombs and temples, mountains and museums.

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Plotting Against Your Characters

Back in 2020, I wrote a series on plotting for the Institute for Writers. Here’s an excerpt. There’s a link at the bottom that will take you to the rest of this rumination, which distills down some of the best advice I’ve picked up through years of study. This blogpost started with a key question for every writer:

What’s the worst thing I can do to this character?

The first time I ran across that

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Average rating: 3.63 · 305 ratings · 58 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Suspect 3.48 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Saving the Griffin 3.90 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Defending Irene really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Softball it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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	Play-By-Play Track by Kristin Wolden Nitz (Goodreads Author), Jeff Savage, Andy King (Photographer) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 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
	Play by Play Field Events by Kristin Wolden Nitz (Goodreads Author), Andy King (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 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

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A ghostly mystery or a mysterious ghost story? Both! A delightful read for fans of Elizabeth Bunce's Edgar-winning Myrtle Hardcastle series, it combines humor with high stakes in a memorable Ozark setting. So. Much. Fun. Highly recommended. ...more
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Kristin Nitz liked Margaret's review of The Secret of Moonrise Manor (Raven Gallows, #1): "4.5 stars I requested a digital arc of this book as soon as I saw that cover, it screams spooky adventures and mayhem. This was such a fun and quirky story that centers around Raven Gallows, with a name like that of course she happens to live in a fune" Read more of this review »
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A ghostly mystery or a mysterious ghost story? Both! A delightful read for fans of Elizabeth Bunce's Edgar-winning Myrtle Hardcastle series, it combines humor with high stakes in a memorable Ozark setting. So. Much. Fun. Highly recommended. ...more
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