Manhattan is a grid but the Village? A geometry nightmare. Maybe that’s why the vibe is so different there—and why an upper class boy had nighttime adventures in “Bohemia.” THE DOUBLE VICE audiobook on sale for $11.99! www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the... #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky 💙📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️ 🎧📚

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Here is our year round tree and November decor! #thanksgiving #thanksgivingday #holidaydecor #yearroundtree #holidays #happiness #joy

I loved writing the suspects Tillie White and Marty Grice. Such delightful, witty, utterly messy, disorganized characters. Find out more about them—and if they “dunit”—in THE BLIND TIGER, the ebook only $4.99! www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the... #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #gaysky 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Golden update: yesterday, I only saw 1 golden retriever on my park walk BUT it was a puppy and trying to carry a big stick and was ADORABLE. And today while driving, I saw 2!!! #goldenretriever #goldenretrievers #floofs #floofsky #dogsky #happiness #joy

My contribution to tomorrow’s feast: mashed potatoes (made with yellow Dutch potatoes) with a pound of butter, heavy whipping cream, and sour cream. Also mashed and stirred by hand. #thanksgiving #thanksgivingfood #foodsky #potatoes #mashedpotatoes

It’s MESSY 😂 I’m a pantser, so minimal-to-no outline, which results in a lot of discarded writing, threads that deadend, and that’s okay bc the joy is me figuring it out while doing vs while planning. Plus it’s kinda like reading as I write—“where is this gonna go?” #authorsky #writersky #booksky 🌈✒️

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One thing that has helped me immensely—cause I overthink a lot and the holidays are insanely busy—is doing “sprints.” I set a timer for 10 minutes, write as many words as possible. 5 min break; repeat. In 4 sprints, I can get between 1500-2000 words in an hour or less. Life changing. #writersky 🌈✒️

I’ve been lax in reporting my golden retriever counts. (They are my fave dog.) But Saturday, I saw 12!!!! And this morning, it was Golden O’Clock cause I spied 8! #goldenretriever #goldenretrievers #floofs #happiness #joy #authorlife #writerlife #nyclife #centralpark

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El debuts a new song skewering hypocritical “bluenoses,” ie anti-booze, anti-vice, anti-Queer. A page-turning mystery with hilarious blues songs to boot! Get THE BIG TIMER: www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/... #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #mysterysky #mysterybook #lgbtqsky 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Every time I see it, I am in awe. Grand Central, in all her glory. #nyc #gotham #authorsky #writesky #writersky #booksky #lgbtqsky #lgbtqwriters #queersky #queerwriters #gaysky #gaywriters

Playing pool while interrogating a suspect. Now that’s a big timer move! Start reading THE BIG TIMER now: www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/... #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #mysterysky #mysterybook #noir #queersky #queerwriters #queerbook #lgbtqsky #lgbtqbook #lgbtqwriters 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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I love the grumpy-sunshine dynamic lol. Whether they’re friends or lovers or coworkers, I love the banter that results from that kind of relationship. Also I do a classic 3-act story structure. #loreoutloud #writesky #writersky #booksky #writingcommunity #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #lgbtqbook 🌈✒️

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I use music sometimes to underscore what’s going on in the scene. Lyrics to heartbreaking songs playing in the background while the characters deal with big emotions. And in NYC, nothing stays quiet for long, so then I use interruptions to move to the next scene. #loreoutloud #writesky #booksky 🌈✒️

Not sure if this counts as “retrograde,” but when a song hits you just right, your mind can’t help but go back. Jazz, gin, and murder. All in THE DOUBLE VICE: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the... #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #booktok #mysterybook #noir #lgbtqsky #gaysky 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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How El Train ended up playing pool for information. Does she win? And what does she learn? Order The Big Timer to find out! www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/... #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #mysterybook #noir #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #lgbtqwriter #lgbtqbook #queerbook #queersky 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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A deadly arsonist is terrorizing Little Italy. Find out why by reading THE DEVIL CARD: chrisholcombe.com #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #mysterysky #mysterybook #noir #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #lgbtqbook #lgbtqwriter #gay #gaysky #gaybook #gaywriter #queer #queersky #queerbook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

NYC is noisy so I use sound a lot—traffic, overheard conversations, arguments, delivery truck men yelling and whistling to each other, elevated trains, etc. And my characters own nightclubs so music, shakers, clinking glasses, and so forth. #loreoutloud #writersky #writesky #booksky 🌈✒️ 💙⏳📚 💙⚡️📚

Radio quickly took over in the 1920s, seen as a major progression in technology. But Prohibition also brought out a sort of progress of how to get liquor. Find out what happens next in THE BLIND TIGER! chrisholcombe.com #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #mysterybook #writersky #lgbtqbook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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I’ve been writing & calling senators, representatives, the DNC, the DSCC, the Dem Gov Association, The NY Times (the Enquirer times, apparently), & genuinely making myself a nuisance. I’m a writer; I figure to put it to good use. If this is your strength, do it too. Make them uncomfortable #resist

My husband demanding the next book lol. I remember the joy of the good writing and editing days, when the characters and the plot all click into place. There’s a bolt of electric energy when that happens that carries me through the doldrums. #loreoutloud #writesky #writersky #writingcommunity 🌈✒️

This simultaneously made me laugh and cry 😂 😭 #booksky #writesky #writersky #writer #author #authorsky #indieauthor #indiewriter #writingcommunity

How to run a gay speakeasy during Prohibition: first, pay off the authorities. Discover the Queer World of the Roaring Twenties! chrisholcombe.com #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #mysterybook #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #lgbtqbook #gay #gaysky #gaybook #queer #queersky #queerbook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

How a gangster named Nicholas Fife becomes Santa, ie St Nick, on Xmas Eve in order to find his stolen money. Find out what happens next in THE NAUGHTY LIST, a special holiday short story: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the... #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #mysterybook #lgbtqbook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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When a rumination of wearing boring “straight” clothes suddenly gives way to a mystery. Find out what happens next in the short story THE RED FOX: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the... #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #writersky #mysterybook #noir #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #lgbtqbook #queerwriters 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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Numbers was a huge part of local, daily Harlem life in the 20s. The scale of it was massive—reports of 800 numbers runners per day! Discover this and more in THE BIG TIMER, the 4th Hidden Gotham Novel! www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/... #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #mysterybook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

One of my favorite mystery tropes is the searching of a suspect’s room and finding clues. Find out what these clues mean by reading THE DEVIL CARD, available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook at chrisholcombe.com! #WIPSnips #writesky #writersky #booksky #mysterysky #mysterybook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

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When you live above the Cherry Lane Playhouse, you hear all sorts of things. (And it’s often better than radio!) Dive into THE BLIND TIGER, an atmospheric Queer noir mystery! Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook. Order at chrisholcombe.com #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #mysterybook 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚

Decadent. Duplicitous. Deadly. Dive into some page-turning Queer noir. www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the... #WIPSnips #writesky #booksky #mysterywriters #mysterybooks #noir #queerwriters #queerbooks #gaywriters #gaybooks #lgbtqwriters #lgbtqbooks #mmbooks 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Central Park was an autumn spectacle this morning 🍂 🍂

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Our Halloween tree (yes, the huzzband and I have a year round tree that changes every month) and some of the decor. #halloween #yearroundtree #gaysky #lgbtqsky #queersky

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From real historical events: Committee of Fourteen targeting Queer clubs, gangsters hiring chemists to purify their knockoff liquor, the Black Hand terrorizing Little Italy, a citywide paper box factory strike. I 👀 tension & how much mystery they can create #loreoutloud #writesky #booksky 💙🍻📚 💙⚡️📚 🌈✒️

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