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How To Write a Novel: PART IV
From writing to editing to publishing... I'm frequently asked about the process of writing a novel. Whether it's during book club...
Charlie Donlea
Aug 20, 2021
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How to Write a Novel: PART III
From writing to editing to publishing... I'm frequently asked about the process of writing a novel. Whether it's during book club...
Charlie Donlea
Aug 14, 2021
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How to Write a Novel: PART II
From writing to editing to publishing... I'm frequently asked about the process of writing a novel. Whether it's during book club...
Charlie Donlea
Aug 7, 2021
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How To Write a Novel: PART I
From writing to editing to publishing... I'm frequently asked about the process of writing a novel. Whether it's during book club...
Charlie Donlea
Jul 30, 2021
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Publisher's Weekly Best Summer Reads 2020: Mystery Thriller
The Suicide House - PW's 2020 Best Summer Reads Mystery and Thrillers
Charlie Donlea
Jul 4, 2020
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Building a Fire
The Initial Spark and Where I Get My Ideas “Where do you get your ideas?” Writers notoriously hate this question because none of us quite...
Charlie Donlea
Feb 28, 2020
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On Writing a “Series”
Some Choose Darkness Available Now in paperback format. SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS Readers frequently ask if any of my characters will come...
Charlie Donlea
Jan 24, 2020
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Ten Facts About Some Choose Darkness
—From the Author, Charlie Donlea SOME CHOOSE DARKNESS is hitting bookstore shelves on November 26, 2024 with a brand new, stunning...
Charlie Donlea
Jun 28, 2019
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The Many Faces of Some Choose Darkness
The Many Faces of Some Choose Darkness
Charlie Donlea
Jun 23, 2019
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Book Launch Event Photo Gallery: Some Choose Darkness— Charlie Donlea
Pre-Launch drink with a childhood friend from the old neighborhood. June 1: Some Photos from the Book Launch event Venue: 750 Cucina...
Charlie Donlea
Jun 17, 2019
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Spring🌴Break, Beach Reads 📚 & An Early Father's Day 👔 Present
I’m a beach reader. My wife and I have been going on beach vacations since we visited the Cayman Islands on our Honeymoon where I laid on...
Charlie Donlea
Jun 15, 2019
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Review: New York Journal of Books —Some Choose Darkness
“Donlea’s cinematic style puts readers squarely into the scenes, and his skillful prose takes his work to a higher level.” Some writers...
Charlie Donlea
Jun 14, 2019
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Fierce female sleuths —Some Choose Darkness
In fellow Chicagoan Charlie Donlea’s newest mystery, Some Choose Darkness, two highly intelligent women—both regarded as odd, both
Charlie Donlea
Jun 12, 2019
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10 SLOW-BURN THRILLERS THAT FORM A MASTER CLASS IN SUSPENSE
10 SLOW-BURN THRILLERS THAT FORM A MASTER CLASS. Slow Reveals, Twists and Turns, and Other Tricks of the Trade By: CHARLIE DONLEA
Charlie Donlea
Jun 4, 2019
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"Behind-The-Scenes" With Author Charlie Donlea and His Latest Thriller —Some Choose Darkness
Inspiration Behind Some Choose Darkness I grew up in Chicago, and like many in my generation I did things as a kid that are unfathomable...
Charlie Donlea
May 31, 2019
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‘Some Choose Darkness’ offers mix of fun, education
“Some Choose Darkness” By Charlie Donlea In the summer of 1979, five women went missing in Charlie Donlea’s absorbing new suspense novel,...
Charlie Donlea
May 13, 2019
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Review: Booklist—Some Choose Darkness
“Part 1970s serial-killer thriller and part contemporary Chicago crime novel, this deceptively quick read has something for everyone.”...
Charlie Donlea
May 10, 2019
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Publishers Weekly Review - Some Choose Darkness
“Donlea smoothly mixes red herrings and genuine clues...readers who relish a good puzzle will be rewarded.”—Publisher's Weekly This...
Charlie Donlea
May 6, 2019
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Beach Reads by Charlie Donlea
When I was invited to write a post about Beach Reads for the July Kensington newsletter, I reflected back to when I was an aspiring...
Charlie Donlea
Apr 22, 2019
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The Making of a (Fictional) True Crime Story. Charlie Donlea with Criminal Element
True Crime Thursday. (Flash Back) Read Charlie Donlea's exclusive guest post about his love for true crime and how it inspired his latest...
Charlie Donlea
Mar 26, 2019
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