Authors Off the Cuff: Kill Your Darlings: What's a Darling? Why Must They Die? (Episode Four)

In Episode Four of Authors Off the Cuff, Lauren and Cindy discuss that painful decision that every professional writer must face--deleting that brilliant scene, chapter, or dialogue that you truly love because it doesn't belong.

Join Authors Off the Cuff to find out how to identify your darlings.

Authors Lauren Carr and C.S. McDonald have written over 60 best-selling and critically acclaimed mystery novels.

After decades of working with authors, publishers, editors, and other industry professionals, Lauren and Cindy are sharing the benefit of their experiences with fellow writers, newbies and not-so-newbies alike.

If you would like Lauren and Cindy to address a particular topic, please feel free to suggest it in the comments.

Learn More About the Authors of Author Off the Cuff Below:

LAUREN CARR:

Selling over half a million books worldwide, Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Thorny Rose, Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries, and Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries—over thirty titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.
The owner of Acorn Book Services and iRead Book Tours, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, and virtual book tour coordinator for independent authors.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and author panels at conventions.
She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Visit Lauren’s websites and blog at:
Websites: http://mysterylady.net/
iRead Book Tours: https://www.ireadbooktours.com/
Blog: https://mysteryreviewcrew.com/home/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lauren.carr.984991
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themysteryladie/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TheMysteryLadie/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iReadBookTours
https://twitter.com/TheMysteryLadie
Youtube:
iRead Book Tours: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC4zlQFmpEWhYY8XvJNpnzw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-carr-5675b020/

C.S. MCDONALD:

For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. She was a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she has written mystery-suspense and romantic-suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write George the Pony children’s books for her grandchildren. When 2016 rolled around, she began a new venture in writing cozy mysteries: The Fiona Quinn Mysteries and in 2019 The Owl’s Nest Mysteries, a time travel cozy mystery series, debuted.
McDonald lives on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband, Bill and her cocker spaniel, Allister, and her Cavalier King Charles, Charlie.

Please visit the website or join the newsletter for more information on books by C.S. McDonald:
www.csmcdonaldbooks.com

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