HS Burney

Author of The Lake Templeton Murders, a Fati Rizvi Private Investigator Murder Mystery

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Recently I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with fellow mystery writer, the amazing Joanna Van Dee Vlugt. Check it out here:

https://t.co/Q2yCLj3IfQ

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Never forget that the toes you step on today may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. - Patrick Radden Keefe

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How to survive life. Step 1: Get up. Step 2: Keep moving.

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That point in pregnancy when you want to tell your baby to go live in dad’s belly for some time…

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If you want to quit every time someone has a negative opinion on your work, you’re not a writer.

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I love writing but hate editing. My word count is always the lowest on editing days. Anyone with me?
#amwriting #WritingCommunity

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@AlyannaPoe Nah - I just write at home. But my ideal environment is on a beachfront resort somewhere. Unfortunately not a lot of that happening these days

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My latest flash of epiphany - Write novellas… because writing novels takes too damn long.
#amwriting #writingcommunity

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I’ve learned that instead of an ambitious word count goal, it’s better to have a bare minimum viable daily output. Mine is 1000 words. As long as I reach that, I can call it a productive day.
#amwriting #writingcommunity

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When you’re so sick of editing and desperate to reclaim the joy of writing and you say fuck it and start working on your next project… that’s the road to procrastination right there.
#amwriting #mysterywriting

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Continuing my tour with @GoddessFish with a tour stop at The Mystery Section blog. Check out my post on the blog:
https://t.co/0Wwn5ombck
#mysteryauthor #mysterybooks

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Re-reading my all-time favorite author, Sidney Sheldon, it’s clear why I can’t put his books down. He has show-vs-tell down to an art form. Knowing which scenes to describe vividly. And when to use blunt bullet point to move the story along.

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The only way to succeed at anything - stop getting distracted by shiny objects. Eyes on the prize

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They say write your novel first then edit. It’s a good idea except I write until I’m absolutely stuck and then start editing. Working through the whole story again helps me determine an apt ending.
#amwriting

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Conundrum: The more books you write, the less marketing you have to do as someone who enjoys one book will read others. With 1 book you need to do way more marketing which takes away the time you could be writing more books…#bookmarketing

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Just finished my review of The Stranger's Wife by Anna Lou Weatherley. This was a super quick read for me as I ploughed through it in a day. It didn't quite deliver the jaw-dropping twist that was promised but it still left me satisfied. #Thriller

https://t.co/HmNdVyrLw4

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Actually no. But I also view it as a rite of passage. Someone cared enough to leave a terrible review. At least that’s how I would choose to look at it - even if it sounds naive! :-)

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Can there be anything more awful for an author than a 1-star review "don't waste your time reading this book"?

#WritingCommunity #indieauthor

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Continuing my blog tour with @GoddessFish . Find out more about my writing journey!
#amwriting #mysteryauthor #books #blogtour

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Q&A with @hsburneyauthor author of the #mystery THE LAKE TEMPLETON MURDERS. Discover her path to writing. Enter to #win a $20 Amazon/BN GC. @ElaineCantrell https://t.co/y1y3Rx52Rd

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Some great ideas in this post by @BookBub . However this is also making me think about what a time and money suck #BookMarketing can be for an #indieauthor with a full-time job. If you do giveaways, what do you offer as a prize?

https://t.co/l4B3rp3AKU

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My blog tour with @GoddessFish continues today with a stop at @ElaineCantrell blog. Check it out!
#amwriting #mysteryauthor #mysterybook #BlogTour

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Q&A with @hsburneyauthor author of the #mystery THE LAKE TEMPLETON MURDERS. Discover her path to writing. Enter to win a $20 Amazon/BN GC. @ElaineCantrell https://t.co/y1y3Rx52Rd