Category Archives: Writing

My Meta Blog

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

My blog has been up for a little over two months, and I realized that I had yet to write the requisite blog about blogging. So here it is: the blog about why I blog. Because honestly, I had been … Continue reading →

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A Mystery/Thriller Writing Contest

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

I absolutely LOVE how the Internet helps us connect with people all over the world. Just the other day, I was contacted by Inkitt, a “freelance writing platform” based in Berlin. They are hosting a mystery/thriller writing contest, and asked … Continue reading →

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Creative Minds Profile #3: Stacy Barnett Mozer

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

A number of years ago, I was experiencing a lot of writing angst. OK, ok, I am still experiencing a lot of writing angst, but this was different. I had started submitting an earlier draft of my YA mystery novel … Continue reading →

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Jackie Nastri Bardenwerper Shares Her Thoughts on Inspiration

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

First, I wanted to thank Nina for having me on her blog. I am so excited to be today’s guest blogger! When Nina first asked me to write a guest post, she mentioned that I focus on how I am … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Reaching the Finish Line- Take 2

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

I recently started working on a new short story. Actually, it’s a short story I started writing ages ago. I didn’t remember anything about it, not a single word. I’m not even joking.  I discovered it scrolling through old computer … Continue reading →

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Killing: On the Stage and on the Page

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

I recently had the pleasure of seeing the final performance of David Meyers’s play Broken at Shetler Studios in NYC. I was drawn to the play for a number of reasons. David is a friend who appeared in a reading … Continue reading →

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Waiting for a Sign, Omen, or Fortune Cookie

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

I wasn’t going to send the play. It doesn’t really fit this year’s theme, I told myself. The play was Alone in the Goldfish Bowl. It was September, and the deadline for the Six Women Playwriting Festival in Colorado Springs, … Continue reading →

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Murder, Mayhem and Motherhood

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Nina Mansfield

I’d never had a problem with murder until I gave birth. I used to watch Law & Order: SVU religiously. Not to mention Criminal Minds and Bones and anything else with a dead body in it. My ex claimed that … Continue reading →

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