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Is Your Psycho Killer Just...Psycho?

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 04.25.2012

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Dennis Palumbo

The next time you begin conceptualizing your crime story's villain, don't be afraid to mine your own feelings. Down deep, below the surface. It's where the motherlode of characterization, and all the narrative gold that results, lies hidden.

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PITTSBURGH: The Steel City in Transition

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dennis Palumbo

With the publication of my new novel, Mirror Image, a lot of people have asked why I set the mystery thriller in Pittsburgh. My usual, somewhat faceti...

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Gut Check: Living the Writer's Life

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dennis Palumbo

Like it or not, if you're a writer, there's no escaping the writer's life. There's no "Get out of jail free" card when it comes to the feelings, obsessions and worries that accompany any writer's efforts.

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"MIRROR IMAGE"--Reflections on Fact and Fiction

Dennis Palumbo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dennis Palumbo

Ray Bradbury once said, "There is only one type of story in the world--your story." In other words, all writing is autobiographical. ...

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