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Heather Moll's Blog
Excessively Diverted


Favorite Opening Lines
All the writing advice out there discuss the importance of that opening line—that hook—that gets your potential reader to sit down, pay...
Jul 11, 2021


Giveaway: Something New, Something Short
My first drafts tend to be long. Way too long. I've gotten better at trusting readers to know what I mean without hitting them over the...
Aug 25, 2020


Wait ... how many shillings in a pound?
Have you read a JAFF where a character lays out 5 shillings to buy a yard of muslin, or pays off £1,000 in gambling debts, or tips a servant
Jul 17, 2020


Furniture is Fun, and an Accurate Setting Matters
I’m often asked how much research I do for my books. The answer falls somewhere between a lot and too much! I have strong opinions about...
May 21, 2020


Why YOUR review matters
You just finished a great book. It was riveting, engaging, unique. The witty dialogue, the well-developed characters, the vivid...
May 4, 2020
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